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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/13/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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MIN2026-001 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for December 1, 2025   - -
MIN2026-002 12.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for December 2, 2025   - -
MIN2026-003 13.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for December 9, 2025   - -
MIN2026-004 14.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for December 9, 2025   - -
MIN2026-005 15.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for December 2, 2025   - -
MIN2026-006 16.Minutes ConsentHealth Board and Public Health Advisory Board for December 2, 2025   - -
AB2025-810 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning and Title 22, Land Use and Development   - -
AB2025-814 12.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution authorizing the sale of personal property, pursuant to Whatcom County Code 1.10, Procedures for Management and Disposition of County-owned Personal and Real Property   - -
AB2026-001 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority to provide Medicaid-related outreach and linkage activities to Whatcom County residents as a fee for service agreement, without a not-to-exceed amount   - -
AB2026-009 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cascadia Law Group PLLC to provide legal advice and services regarding SEPA procedures in relation to permit applications submitted by Petrogas in the amount of $50,000 for a total amended contract amount of $150,000   - -
AB2026-012 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and General Teamsters Union Local No. 231 for the period of January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028   - -
AB2026-020 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and the Deputy Sheriff’s Guild for the period January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028   - -
AB2026-018 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Axon Enterprises to add 36 months to Axon’s proprietary cloud-based storage, software, and professional services, and to replace 90 cameras and 12 docking stations, in the amount of $236,734   - -
AB2026-024 16.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to reimburse salary and related benefit costs for an instructor at the Arlington Regional Law Enforcement Academy, in the estimated amount of $200,000 for 2026   - -
AB2026-013 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Ferndale Youth Sports for Northwest Fields Renovations Project capital improvements funded by the Lodging Tax, in the amount of $109,140   - -
AB2026-019 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department for What-COMM Equipment (Prime contract in pass-through mechanism to City of Bellingham), in the amount of $94,107   - -
AB2026-022 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Stryker Corporation to increase EMS equipment assigned to the EMS Captain at Whatcom County Fire District 7 in the amount of $23,414 per year for the last five years of the 10-year contract, for a total amended contract amount of $668,595   - -
AB2025-854 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to eliminate funding for three lateral paramedic positions, decreasing the contracted amount by $224,823 for a total amended contract amount of $783,619   - -
AB2026-015 12.Request for MotionRequest for motion to establish full term lengths for Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee members   - -
AB2026-026 11.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Acme/VanZandt Flood Control Subzone Advisory Committee, applicant(s): William Dominic Moceri (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-027 12.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee, various positions, applicant(s): Michael Bozzo, Bruce Bosch, Jeff DeJong, Loren Hoekema, John Perry, Ron Bronsema (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2026-028 13.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Board of Equalization, applicant(s): W. Thomas Follis   - -
AB2026-029 14.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Climate Impact Advisory Committee, applicant(s): Charles Brown, Derek Gremban, Stevan Harell, Randall Hays, Jonathan King, Theodor Scott, Joshua Williams   - -
AB2026-030 15.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Whatcom County Ferry Advisory Committee, various positions, applicant(s): Steven Thomas, Virgil Thompson, Janice Catrell, Terence Diffley, Corey Williams   - -
AB2026-031 16.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Forest Advisory Committee, various positions, applicant(s): David New, Malloree Weinheimer   - -
AB2026-032 17.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force, various positions, applicant(s): Heather Flaherty, Alexis Hahs, Robert Sullivan   - -
AB2026-033 18.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee, various positions, applicant(s): Tawsha Thompson, Pamela Kahn, Cori Reece   - -
AB2026-034 19.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   - -
AB2026-035 110.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Planning Commission, applicant(s): Alvin Scott Van Dalen   - -
AB2026-036 111.Council AppointmentAppointments to vacancies on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, various positions, applicant(s): Ted Carlson, Pinky Vargas   - -
AB2026-040 11.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing Whatcom County Code Section 2.02.195 Performance Audits   - -
AB2026-016 12.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   - -



Whatcom County, Washington
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