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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/24/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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MIN2026-023 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for March 3, 2026   - -
MIN2026-024 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for March 10, 2026   - -
MIN2026-025 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for March 10, 2026   - -
MIN2026-026 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for March 10, 2026   - -
AB2026-213 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance authorizing a sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for criminal justice purposes as authorized by RCW 82.14.345 and adding a new Chapter 3.27 Sales and Use Tax for Criminal Justice Purposes to the Whatcom County Code   - -
AB2026-214 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an amended interlocal between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Transportation to increase the grant in the amount of $34,250   - -
AB2026-220 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Puget Sound Partnership to provide grant funding for the development of a source control business inpection program that complies with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), in the amount of $100,817   - -
AB2026-222 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for the County to provide administrative oversight to the City concerning Domestic Violence Perpetrator Opportunity for Treatment Services (DVPOTS) for a total amount of $150,000   - -
AB2026-225 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department to relocate an All Hazards Alert Broadcast siren in the amount of $45,000 for a total amended contract amount of $45,000   - -
AB2026-226 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to purchase and distribute basic needs items to low-income families with children ages 0-5 in the amount of $17,250 for a total amended contract amount of $111,061   - -
AB2026-227 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Center for Early Learning to expand mental health support services to low-income children in the amount of $289,854 for a total amended contract amount of $688,563   - -
AB2026-228 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Bellingham Food Bank to support operations for procuring/purchasing, warehousing and distributing food and other essentials to low and very low income families in the amount of $500,000 for a total amended contract amount of $1,945,000   - -
AB2026-229 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to expand services to eligible families through a Case Manager Position in the Single Entry Access to Services Program in the amount of $46,000 for a total amended contract amount of $86,000   - -
AB2026-230 19.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 for the design phase of the Birch Bay-Lynden Road and Kickerville Road Intersection Improvements project in the amount of $260,000   - -
AB2026-236 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lutheran Community Services Northwest to lease a facility intended for use as a severe weather shelter in the amount of $32,000 for a total amended contract amount of $98,455   - -
AB2026-241 111.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Skagit County to Skagit County’s servers, in the amount of $5,000   - -
AB2026-114 11.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the project budget for the Strawberry Point/Lake Whatcom Boulevard stormwater improvements, request no. 1   - -
AB2026-134 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Courthouse Building Envelope Fund, request no. 7   - -
AB2026-143 13.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Ferndale Senior Activity Center Improvements Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Ferndale Senior Activity Center Improvements Fund   - -
AB2026-181 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Eagleridge Stormwater Improvements Project Fund, request no. 1   - -
AB2026-183 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the Swift Creek Capital Projects Fund, request no. 3   - -
AB2026-200 16.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Bellingham Senior Center HVAC Replacement Fund   - -
AB2026-204 17.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $741,113   - -
AB2026-206 18.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 6, in the amount of $3,920,278   - -
AB2026-238 19.ResolutionResolution updating the appendix of the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) project list   - -
AB2026-242 110.Request for MotionRequest for motion to approve a letter to Representative Rick Larsen thanking him for his work to secure the release of federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency   - -
AB2026-243 111.Request for MotionAssignment of a councilmember to serve on the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Committee   - -
AB2026-244 112.Request for MotionRequest for motion to approve a letter of support for a grant application to the Washington State Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Grant Program for improvements around Alderwood Elementary School   - -
AB2026-221 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionReceipt of application to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee, criminal legal system user, applicant(s): Cesar Luna (Deadline for applications to this position is 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026)   - -
AB2026-232 12.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionReceipt of applications to a vacancy on the Planning Commission, District 4 or 5, Applicants: Lindsey Elenbaas, Gurdeep Bains, Jeremy Thompson (Deadline for applications to this position is 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026)   - -
AB2026-239 13.Receipt of Document(s)Receipt of Whatcom County Council strategic planning workshop meeting report   - -



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