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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/23/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
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MIN2025-054 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for August 26, 2025APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2025-055 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for September 9, 2025APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2025-056 13.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole September 9, 2025APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2025-057 14.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for September 9, 2025APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-595 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for the purpose of providing pass-through funding from the Washington State Military Department to the What-Comm 911 Communications Center, in the amount of $74,045AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-647 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to collect and properly manage household hazardous waste at the Disposal of Toxics Facility, in the amount of $542,845AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-648 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to enforce solid waste codes and monitor solid waste handling facilities for compliance, in the amount of $237,068AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-649 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce for climate planning, in the amount of $283,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-650 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Puget Sound Partnership for coordination of the Whatcom Local Integrating Organization, in the amount of $443,750 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   Action details Media Media
AB2025-651 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a joint funding agreement between Whatcom County and the United States Department of Interior Geological Survey for stream flow or water quality data collection at ten Nooksack watershed stream gages, in the amount of $127,940 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-652 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to perform vegetation maintenance at various riparian and wetland mitigation sites, in the amount of $109,340AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-653 18.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the County’s 11 stream gages within the Nooksack River early warning system, Jones Creek, and the Sumas River, in the amount of $176,455 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-655 19.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Administrative Office of the Courts to support the Interpreter Reimbursement Program, in the amount of $102,171AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-658 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Summit Food Service to provide commissary services in the Whatcom County Jail and Work Center, in the amount of $0AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-662 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Harris Engineers for the purpose of Clean Building Performance Assurance Services for Whatcom County Facilities, in the amount of $449,882.29AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-650 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Puget Sound Partnership for coordination of the Whatcom Local Integrating Organization, in the amount of $443,750 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-608 11.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2025 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, Request no. 3, in the amount of $105,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-614 12.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing a project-based budget for the Jail Reentry Improvements projectADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-628 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 10, in the amount of $1,820,416ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-640 14.ResolutionResolution relating to the 2025 Whatcom County Coordinated Water System Plan UpdateSUBSTITUTE APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-579 15.ResolutionResolution approving a revision to the corporate boundaries of the City of Lynden to include a portion of Flynn Road right-of-wayAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-585 16.Special Council Only ItemApproval of special standing meeting dates for 2026APPROVED BY THE COUNCILMEMBERS AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-659 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Andrew Davis to the Whatcom County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)CONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-575 21.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 3.05, Tort and Damage Claims, to create a risk management committee and clarify the processing of tort claimsSUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-639 12.Receipt of Document(s)Receipt of final report of the independent study of the countywide fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system from Mission Critical PartnersRECEIVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-664 13.Receipt of Document(s)Receipt of Harassment and Complaint Policies and Procedures Evaluation Final ReportRECEIVEDPass Action details Media Media



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