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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/14/2026 8:45 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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AB2026-253 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and BEA Environmental, LLC to develop and implement a Source Control Business Inspection Program, in the amount of $89,950   - Media Media
AB2026-256 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Bellingham Food Bank to purchase and distribute diapers, wipes, infant formula, and food to low-income families with children in the amount of $636,305, for a total amended contract amount of $1,503,993   - Media Media
AB2026-260 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to administer and enforce the well sealing, tagging, and decommissioning portions of the water well construction regulations, in the estimated amount of $13,500 annually   - Media Media
AB2026-269 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer rental assistance to eligible individuals who are involved in the criminal legal system and in recovery from a substance use disorder, in the amount of $79,090   - Media Media
AB2026-270 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Housing Authority of the City of Bellingham to fund capital expenses for the development of the Samish Commons Early Learning Center, in the amount of $851,350   - Media Media
AB2026-277 16.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Department of Ecology to provide funding to advance the planning work necessary to evaluate and implement flood mitigation alternatives for the Lower Nooksack River and the Everson-Sumas overflow corridor, in the amount of $2,738,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-294 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation to execute a Federal Aid Project Prospectus to obligate federal Ferry Boat Program funds for the Lummi Island Ferry operating costs, in the amount of $1,920,916   - Media Media
AB2026-299 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham for U.S. Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant FY25, in the amount of $11,812   - Media Media
AB2026-278 11.DiscussionDiscussion regarding options and budget implications for a proposed sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for criminal justice purposes   - Media Media
AB2026-210 12.DiscussionDiscussion regarding an ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $23,290,457   - Media Media
AB2026-283 13.DiscussionDiscussion regarding a proposed resolution to declare Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property, a single family house, as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-285 14.DiscussionDiscussion regarding a proposed resolution declaring Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-287 15.DiscussionDiscussion regarding a proposed resolution declaring Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors   - Media Media
AB2026-293 16.DiscussionDiscussion regarding a resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $23,406 (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - Media Media
AB2026-296 17.DiscussionDiscussion regarding a 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)   - Media Media



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