Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/11/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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MIN2026-064 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for July 14, 2026   - -
MIN2026-065 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for July 14, 2026   - -
MIN2026-066 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for July 14, 2026   - -
MIN2026-067 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for July 28, 2026   - -
MIN2026-068 15.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for July 28, 2026   - -
AB2026-499 11.Special Executive Only ItemReview final project performance on the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Services grant and proposed activities for the 2026-2027 CDBG Public Services grant   - -
AB2026-518 12.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   - -
AB2026-585 11.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 Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem program, formerly the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, in the amount of $84,523   - -
AB2026-586 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a cooperative reciprocal agreement between Whatcom Couny and Skagit County to provide for secure custody and confinement of juvenile offenders as needed   - -
AB2026-591 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and San Juan County to fund the prevention of the use of cannabis and commercial tobacco products by youth for an additional year, in the amount of $36,000, for a total amended agreement amount of $71,000   - -
AB2026-594 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department to utilize State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to sustain and enhance Division of Emergency Management programs, in the amount of $58,010   - -
AB2026-595 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation to move forward with the construction phase of the Birch Bay-Lynden Road and Blaine Road (SR-548) Intersection Improvements project, in the amount of $3,802,670   - -
AB2026-599 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide a Washington Conservation Corps crew and supervisor, in the amount of $269,450 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-606 17.Bid AwardRequest authorization for the County Executive to award bid #26-28 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Western Refinery Services for 2026 Swift Creek Channel Excavation in the amount of $277,641   - -
AB2026-609 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Camis USA to provide reservation and point-of-sale software services, in the amount of $251,825 over five years   - -
AB2026-610 19.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and United States Natural Resource Conservation Service for matching funding for the Canyon Creek Forest Conservation Easement, in the amount of $845,141   - -
AB2026-611 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and United States Natural Resource Conservation Service for matching funding for the Jensen Agriculture Conservation Easement, in the amount of $750,000   - -
AB2026-616 11.ResolutionResolution renaming Canyon Lake Trail after local conservationist Rand Jack   - -
AB2026-580 12.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Criminal Justice Sales Tax Fund - RCW 82.14.345 and establishing an initial budget for the Criminal Justice Sales Tax Fund - RCW 82.14.345   - -
AB2026-581 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $3,658,280   - -
AB2026-590 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AidKit to subsidize child care costs and augment child care providers in Whatcom County, in the amount of $7,052,947   - -
AB2026-559 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 24.03, Food Service Rules and Regulations   - -
AB2026-613 16.Request for MotionRequest for motion to accept the jail program and move forward with design and construction of the new jail   - -
AB2026-621 17.ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 2026-009 to docket an additional comprehensive plan and zoning amendment related to review of 4610 Lincoln Road for inclusion in the Birch Bay Urban Growth Area Reserve   - -
AB2026-623 18.ResolutionResolution temporarily changing the format of Council committee meetings for Council meeting days   - -
AB2026-605 19.Special Council Only ItemApproval of 2027 meeting dates, including Health Board and additional Committee of the Whole meetings   - -
AB2026-625 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of James Marks as Director of Whatcom County Planning & Development Services, effective September 14, 2026   - -
AB2026-584 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionReceipt of application to a vacancy on the Planning Commission, District 3 or 4, Applicant(s): Ramon Llanos (Deadline for applications to this position is 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026)   - -
AB2026-602 12.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution modifying the Public Works Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the years 2026-2031   - -
AB2026-603 13.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution modifying the 2026 Annual Road Program   - -
AB2026-617 14.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the 23-Hour Crisis Relief Center Fund   - -
AB2026-618 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund, request no. 12   - -
AB2026-619 16.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $2,094,013   - -