Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/28/2026 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 4.24.2026
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MIN2026-036 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for April 14, 2026   - -
MIN2026-037 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for April 14, 2026   - -
MIN2026-038 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for April 14, 2026   - -
AB2026-281 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting Whatcom County Code Chapter 16.38, Source Control of Existing Development, to require the use of best management practices for stormwater pollution prevention within the Whatcom County, Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit Area   - -
AB2026-055 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to support the Nooksack Riparian Resilience Project for restoration planning, partner coordination, and restoration implementation, in the amount of $2,244,875   - -
AB2026-264 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County & Washington State University (WSU) to continue the jointly shared costs for faculty positions and program support for WSU Whatcom Extension in the amount of $60,000 for a total amended contract amount of $3,885,050.90   - -
AB2026-290 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Military Department to assist Whatcom County in preparing for all hazards, in the amount of $65,507   - -
AB2026-301 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pacific Security to continue security services for the Whatcom County Courthouse, in the amount of $165,000 for a total amended contract amount of $477,416.14   - -
AB2026-312 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Kulshan Community Land Trust for the development of eight energy-efficient, permanently affordable townhomes, in the amount of $436,902.48   - -
AB2026-313 16.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to relinquish a foot trail easement held by the Whatcom Land Trust, located within South Fork Park   - -
AB2026-317 17.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Transportation to complete a multimodal path connecting the communities of Kendall and Glacier, in the amount of $425,000   - -
AB2026-324 18.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group to correct the effective date of a recently approved rate increase to December 1, 2025, with no change to the contract amount (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-329 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Peace Centers to maintain a coordinated system of licensed drop-in childcare within Whatcom County in the amount of $290,676.84, for a total amended contract amount of $790,597.84   - -
AB2026-331 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide funding for capital and operational expenses for the Cedar Commons Early Learning Center, in the amount of $291,676   - -
AB2026-334 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Seattle Foundation to provide funding for projects that further the goals and objectives of the Trueblood Settlement Agreement, in the amount of $3,603,879   - -
AB2026-335 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide funding for the second phase of the low-income Bellis Fair Housing development, in the amount of $1,386,485   - -
AB2026-209 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $23,290,457   - -
AB2026-212 12.ResolutionResolution ordering the cancellation of unredeemed checks (warrants) more than one year old   - -
AB2026-292 13.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $23,406 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-295 14.Resolution (FCZDBS)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)   - -
AB2026-291 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 5.04.080, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Oversight Board, and Section 5.04.085, EMS Technical Advisory Board, to change the membership of the EMS Oversight Board and the EMS Technical Advisory Board   - -
AB2026-340 16.ResolutionResolution establishing a preliminary planning budget cap, affirming governing commitments, and providing recommendations to the administration from the Whatcom County Council on the capital construction of the Whatcom County Jail and Behavioral Care Center   - -
AB2026-330 17.ResolutionResolution approving recommendations on Open Space applications   - -
AB2026-318 18.Request for MotionRequest for motion to appoint a councilmember as an alternate representative to the Northwest Clean Air Agency   - -
AB2026-319 19.Request for MotionRequest for motion to approve a letter in support of the Whatcom Land Trust’s grant application to the state Recreation and Conservation Office’s Community Forest Program to acquire property to expand the Stewart Mountain Community Forest   - -
AB2026-272 110.Request for MotionRequest for motion regarding council meeting procedures for discussion of agenda bill items on the day of introduction   - -
AB2026-275 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointments to vacancies on the Whatcom County Ferry Advisory Committee, various positions, Applicant(s) Markis Dee Stidham, Corey Williams, Virgil Thompson, Jonathan King, Susan Hutton   - -
AB2026-297 12.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Public Health Advisory Board, Applicant(s): Michelle Gillig   - -
AB2026-300 13.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, Marine Trades position, Applicant(s): Rex Rhoades   - -
AB2026-337 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Barry Buchanan to the Veterans Advisory Board   - -
AB2026-325 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionReceipt of applications to vacancies on the Lynden/Everson Flood Subzone Advisory Committee, Applicants: Ladd Shumway, Jackie Abercrombie (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) (Deadline for applications to these positions is 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2026)   - -
AB2026-339 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing a Ferry District to fund and manage the Lummi Island ferry system   - -