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Meeting Name: Council Committee of the Whole-Executive Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/9/2025 8:45 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 9:55 A.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010); AGENDA REVISED 9.5.2025
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: - Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Agenda Revision Notice 9.5.2025
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsAudio/Video
AB2025-578 11.DiscussionDiscussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Quinn regarding opioid settlements and Whatcom County’s participation in the G8 and Sackler/Purdue Opioid Settlement Agreements and the Thirteenth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Purdue Pharma L.P. and its Affiliated Debtors, filed July 1, 2025 [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW42.30.110 (1)(i)]   - Media Media
AB2025-598 12.DiscussionDiscussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor Jesse Corkern regarding Richard Arthur Kirkham, Plaintiff vs. City of Bellingham et al., Defendants, United States District Court Western District of Washington, No. 2:24-CV-01625-DGE-SKV, including defense and indemnification of Kellen Kooistra, Deputy Prosecutor, named as a defendant [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW42.30.110 (1)(i)]   - Media Media
AB2025-599 13.DiscussionDiscussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor Jesse Corkern on current Whatcom County litigation [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW42.30.110 (1)(i)]   - Media Media
AB2025-605 14.DiscussionDiscussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor, Jesse Corkern, regarding recent executive orders issued by the current presidential administration, which affect the allocation and availability of federal funding to the County. [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW42.30.110 (1)(i)]   - Media Media
AB2025-631 15.DiscussionDiscussion regarding the potential lease or acquisition of real property [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(b)]   - Media Media



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