Whatcom County  
Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee  
COUNTY COURTHOUSE  
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105  
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038  
(360) 778-5010  
Meeting Agenda  
Tuesday, April 28, 2026  
10 AM  
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers  
HYBRID MEETING - MAY BEGIN LATE - ADJOURNS BY 11:25 A.M.  
(PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT  
www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010); AGENDA  
REVISION 4.24.2026  
COUNCILMEMBERS  
Elizabeth Boyle  
Barry Buchanan  
Ben Elenbaas  
Kaylee Galloway  
Jessica Rienstra  
Jon Scanlon  
Mark Stremler  
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL  
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Announcements  
If you require special assistance to participate, please contact the Council Office at 360-778-5010 at  
least 96 hours in advance. Assistive listening devices are available in Council Chambers, and live  
captions are available through Zoom for those participating remotely. This committee meeting is also  
noticed as a meeting of the Whatcom County Council, with the agenda limited to committee business.  
Council "Consent Agenda" Items  
AB2026-055  
1.  
Request 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  
ITEM TITLE REVISED 4.24.2026  
AB2026-264  
2.  
Request 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  
AB2026-301  
3.  
4.  
Request 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  
Request 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  
5.  
Request 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  
AB2026-317  
6.  
7.  
Request authorization for the County Executive to relinquish a foot trail easement held  
by the Whatcom Land Trust, located within South Fork Park  
Request 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  
8.  
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  
AB2026-331  
AB2026-334  
AB2026-335  
9.  
Request 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  
10.  
11.  
12.  
Request 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  
Request 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  
Request 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  
Special Presentation  
AB2026-215  
Quarterly Report from the Finance Division  
1.  
AB2026-332  
2.  
Presentation by the Executive’s Office and Finance Director on approach to  
2027-2028 biennial budget  
ITEM REMOVED 4.24.2026  
AB2026-327  
Report from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services Department  
3.  
Committee Discussion  
AB2026-338  
1.  
Discussion of an ordinance to establish a Ferry District to fund and manage the  
Lummi Island Ferry System  
ON COUNCIL AGENDA FOR INTRODUCTION (SEE AB2026-339)  
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council  
AB2026-209  
1.  
Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount  
of $23,290,457  
AB2026-212  
2.  
Resolution ordering the cancellation of unredeemed checks (warrants) more than one  
year old  
AB2026-292  
AB2026-295  
3.  
4.  
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)  
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)  
Items Added by Revision  
Other Business  
Adjournment