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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/27/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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MIN2026-008 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for December 30, 2025   - -
AB2026-016 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 20.34 Rural Residential Island (RRI) to allow food preparation for off-site consumption when accessory to and located within an approved community center   - -
AB2026-044 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center for Family Mediation Services, in the amount of $70,000 for a total amended contract amount of $135,000   - -
AB2026-052 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to amend the hourly rate of public safety radio repair from $125 to $150   - -
AB2026-056 13.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology for Whatcom Marine Resources Committee (MRC) operations and projects, in the amount of $147,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-057 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pacific Security to continue to provide Courthouse screening services, in the amount of $90,000   - -
AB2026-058 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Birch Bay Water and Sewer District to coordinate the relocation of a segment of a water line and the construction road culvert, in the amount of $0 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-059 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pacific Security to continue evening patrol services of outside county buildings, in the amount of $99,960   - -
AB2026-067 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Maple Falls Water Cooperative for water storage tank replacement, in the amount of $555,300   - -
AB2026-070 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an amendment to an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham regarding the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence   - -
AB2026-077 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center for supervised visitation services, in the amount of $115,000, for a total amended contract amount of $226,000   - -
AB2026-090 110.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to grant a utility easement to Puget Sound Energy across park property for underground electrical services to a private residence located off Blue Canyon Road in South Lake Whatcom   - -
AB2026-096 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Management Group for the period January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027   - -
AB2026-047 11.ResolutionResolution accepting the Treasurer’s list of petitions for property tax refunds   - -
AB2026-050 12.ResolutionResolution canceling uncollectible personal property taxes   - -
AB2026-066 13.ResolutionResolution updating the Whatcom County section of the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) project list appendix   - -
AB2026-038 14.Request for MotionRequest for motion on Behavioral Care Center model and location   - -
AB2025-806 11.Council AppointmentReconsideration of appointment to a position on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee, Member: Richard Gleason   - -
AB2026-109 12.Council AppointmentReconsideration of appointment to a position on the Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, Member: Matthew Green   - -
AB2026-034 13.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Public Health Advisory Board, applicant(s): Mike Cohen, Christine Espina, Alison Fontaine, Carl Isom-McDaniel, Rachel McGarrity, Nathaline Nivens, Robyn Phillips-Madson, Deb Shawver, Markis Dee Stidham, Ashley Thomasson, Ben Twigg, Amelia Vader, Shu-Ling Zhao (Council acting as the Health Board)   - -
AB2026-113 14.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Acme/VanZandt Flood Control Subzone Advisory Committee, applicant(s): Valerie Lloyd (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-061 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Andrea Vance to the Whatcom County Veteran’s Advisory Board   - -
AB2026-062 12.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of David Swanson to the Whatcom County Veteran’s Advisory Board   - -
AB2026-063 13.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Stephen Gockley to the Whatcom County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-064 14.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dr. Shannon Boustead to the County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-065 15.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Kenneth Johnson to the Whatcom County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-072 16.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Sukhmanjit Kaur to the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence   - -
AB2026-073 17.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointments of Jessyca Murphy, Rosemarie Tom, and Krista Touros to the Bellingham Whatcom County Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence   - -
AB2026-074 18.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of McKale Jones to the Whatcom County Conservation Program Easement Oversight Committee   - -
AB2026-075 19.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Michael Bratt to the Whatcom County Development Standards Technical Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-076 110.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Todd Lagestee to the Whatcom County Ethics Commission   - -
AB2026-080 111.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Dan Dunne, Von Ochoa, and Adrienne Renz to the Whatcom County Housing Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-081 112.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Abby Neal to the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee   - -
AB2026-082 113.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Elizabeth Lorence and Kathryn Ketteridge to the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee   - -
AB2026-083 114.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Elizabeth Mason and Jared Oberhaus to the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-085 115.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointment of Franklin Boteler to the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Commission   - -
AB2026-087 116.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of J. Riley Sweeney to the Whatcom County Library System Board, also known as the Rural Library Board   - -
AB2026-088 117.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Cathie Murphy to the North Sound Behavioral Organization Advisory Board   - -
AB2026-089 118.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Rhys-Thorvald Hansen to the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee   - -
AB2026-091 119.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Benny Spencer, Neesha Randeo, Sara O’Conner, and Sharayah Lane to the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission   - -
AB2026-094 11.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Northwest Annex Redevelopment Fund   - -
AB2026-098 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Hovander Park Building Improvements Project, request no. 4   - -
AB2026-100 13.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Glacier Restroom Improvements Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Glacier Restroom Improvements Fund   - -
AB2026-102 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request no. 10   - -
AB2026-104 15.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the 32nd Street Property Acquisition Fund and establishing an initial budget for the 32nd Street Property Acquisition Fund   - -
AB2026-110 16.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 3, in the amount of $7,123,065   - -



Whatcom County, Washington
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