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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/14/2026 10:15 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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)   - -
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   - -
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)   - -
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)   - -
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)   - -
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)   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
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   - -
AB2026-507 11.DiscussionDiscussion of a 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)   - -
AB2026-535 12.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 10, in the amount of $252,250   - -
AB2026-480 11.ResolutionResolution requiring additional public notice of proposed Whatcom County Council action to increase taxes   - -
AB2026-544 12.ResolutionResolution designating the revenue distribution from forest service payments   - -
AB2026-509 11.DiscussionWork session on the Whatcom County Ferry District 2027 funding level options   - -
AB2026-510 12.DiscussionDiscussion of a resolution establishing a new Whatcom County Ferry District Fund (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-512 13.DiscussionDiscussion of a resolution establishing an initial budget level for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $5.2 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-513 14.DiscussionDiscussion of a resolution 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)   - -
AB2026-515 15.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code 10.34 Ferry Rates   - -
AB2026-516 16.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code Section 10.36.060, Ferry Multi-ride Cards and Quarterly Passes, Replacement Appeal Procedure   - -
AB2026-514 11.ResolutionResolution regarding authorization for application to Public Works Board funding for the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project   - -