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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/14/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010); AGENDA REVISION 7.14.2026
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Attachments: Agenda Revision Notice 7.14.2026
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MIN2026-057 11.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for June 9, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-058 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for June 9, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-059 13.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for June 23, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-060 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for June 23, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-061 15.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for June 23, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-062 16.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for June 16, 2026   - Media Media
MIN2026-063 17.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for June 30, 2026   - Media Media
AB2026-488 21.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Foothills Subarea Plan for the Growth Management Act Periodic Review and Update (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-489 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning, under the 2025-2026 periodic update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, pursuant to the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-490 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending the official Whatcom County Zoning Map under the 2025-2026 Periodic Update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan under the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-488 21.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Foothills Subarea Plan for the Growth Management Act Periodic Review and Update (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-489 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning, under the 2025-2026 periodic update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, pursuant to the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-490 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending the official Whatcom County Zoning Map under the 2025-2026 Periodic Update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan under the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-488 21.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Foothills Subarea Plan for the Growth Management Act Periodic Review and Update (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-489 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning, under the 2025-2026 periodic update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, pursuant to the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-490 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending the official Whatcom County Zoning Map under the 2025-2026 Periodic Update of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan under the Growth Management Act (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-438 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham Police Department to maintain munitions inventory at the Whatcom County Central Shop, in the amount of $0   - Media Media
AB2026-496 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Status Electrical Corporation to provide technical support for the security electronics at the juvenile detention facility, main jail, jail work center, and facilities management, in the amount of $69,442 for a total amended contract amount of $253,615   - Media Media
AB2026-500 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department for reimbursement of expenses resulting from the winter weather in December 2025, in an amount to be determined   - Media Media
AB2026-503 14.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and WA Department of Ecology to restore Olympia oysters in North Chuckanut Bay, in the amount of $50,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-505 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement with the Whatcom County Rural Library District (WCLS) to allow reciprocal utilization of competitively bid contracts, pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34 Interlocal Cooperation Act   - Media Media
AB2026-511 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to increase funding for flood mitigation planning in Sumas, Nooksack, and Everson, in the amount of $207,400 for a total amended amount of $1,517,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-527 17.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide Floodplains by Design funding to build upon existing Floodplain Integrated Planning efforts to reduce flood hazard, increase flood resiliency, and improve habitat, in the amount of $10,000,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-528 18.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the University of Washington for completion of Phase 2 sediment work near Everson and evaluating alternatives proposed as part of the Widen the Corridor project, in the amount of $209,814 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-529 19.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the continued purpose of sediment modeling on the lower Nooksack River, in the amount of $60,000 for a total agreement amount of $295,050 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-533 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Office of Public Defense regarding Chapter 10.101 RCW, Indigent Defense Services, in the amount of $435,995   - Media Media
AB2026-536 111.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 Uniform Guardianship Act, in the amount of $89,144   - Media Media
AB2026-537 112.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 Family and Juvenile Court Improvement Program, in the amount of $122,250   - Media Media
AB2026-538 113.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for funding for a deputy to patrol Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lands in the amount of $56,760   - Media Media
AB2026-539 114.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursement of costs related to BECCA programs, in the amount of $232,776   - Media Media
AB2026-540 115.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Mobile Mama Strategies Inc. to provide perinatal mental health services to vulnerable families through continuation of a mental health workforce pilot project, in the amount of $199,000 for a total amended contract amount of $496,335   - Media Media
AB2026-541 116.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to increase funding for the 2025-2027 Consolidated Contract Grant, which supports the delivery and funding of various public health services in Whatcom County, in the amount of $3,521,984 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,856,181   - Media Media
AB2026-542 117.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center to provide conflict resolution workshops for youth, in the amount of $35,000   - Media Media
AB2026-543 118.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Military for Operation Stonegarden FY25, in the amount of $170,625   - Media Media
AB2026-480 11.ResolutionResolution requiring additional public notice of proposed Whatcom County Council action to increase taxes   - Media Media
AB2026-514 12.ResolutionResolution regarding authorization for application to Public Works Board funding for the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project   - Media Media
AB2026-544 13.ResolutionResolution designating the revenue distribution from forest service payments   - Media Media
AB2026-427 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, childcare position, Applicant(s): Courtney Whitaker, Kristine Wilson   - Media Media
AB2026-552 11.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution establishing an initial budget level for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $5.7 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-553 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Foothills Subarea Plan for the Growth Management Act Periodic Review and Update (for concurrent review with other Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals)   - Media Media
AB2026-504 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 24.03, Food Service Rules and Regulations (Council acting as the Health Board)   - Media Media
AB2026-508 12.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $34,830 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-518 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance declaring public necessity for and the authorization to acquire certain property rights by eminent domain for the Birch Bay Lynden Road and Blaine Road Intersection Improvements Project   - Media Media
AB2026-520 14.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution establishing a new Whatcom County Ferry District Fund (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-521 15.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution establishing an intial budget for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $5.2 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-522 16.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution establishing an initial budget level for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $4.2 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-524 17.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code 10.34 Ferry Rates   - Media Media
AB2026-525 18.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code 10.36.060, Ferry Multi-Ride Cards and Quarterly Passes, Replacement Appeal Procedure   - Media Media
AB2026-526 19.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 16.20, Whatcom County Shellfish Protection Districts   - Media Media
AB2026-530 110.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Central Plaza Tenant Improvement Fund   - Media Media
AB2026-534 111.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 10, in the amount of $252,250   - Media Media