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July 14, 2026 ·10:15 AM Final ·HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 12:15 P.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

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Agenda — 48 items

  1. 1 Call To Order
  2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:11
  3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:27
  4. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 0:28
  5. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham Police Department to maintain munitions inventory at the Whatcom County Central Shop, in the amount of $0 AB2026-438 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  6. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Status Electrical Corporation to provide technical support for the security electronics at the juvenile detention facility, main jail, jail work center, and facilities management, in the amount of $69,442 for a total amended contract amount of $253,615 AB2026-496 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  7. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department for reimbursement of expenses resulting from the winter weather in December 2025, in an amount to be determined AB2026-500 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  8. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and WA Department of Ecology to restore Olympia oysters in North Chuckanut Bay, in the amount of $50,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-503 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  9. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal cooperative purchasing agreement with the Whatcom County Rural Library District (WCLS) to allow reciprocal utilization of competitively bid contracts, pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34 Interlocal Cooperation Act AB2026-505 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  10. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to increase funding for flood mitigation planning in Sumas, Nooksack, and Everson, in the amount of $207,400 for a total amended amount of $1,517,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-511 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  11. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide Floodplains by Design funding to build upon existing Floodplain Integrated Planning efforts to reduce flood hazard, increase flood resiliency, and improve habitat, in the amount of $10,000,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-527 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  12. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the University of Washington for completion of Phase 2 sediment work near Everson and evaluating alternatives proposed as part of the Widen the Corridor project, in the amount of $209,814 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-528 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  13. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the continued purpose of sediment modeling on the lower Nooksack River, in the amount of $60,000 for a total agreement amount of $295,050 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-529 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  14. 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Office of Public Defense regarding Chapter 10.101 RCW, Indigent Defense Services, in the amount of $435,995 AB2026-533 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  15. 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursements of costs related to the Uniform Guardianship Act, in the amount of $89,144 AB2026-536 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  16. 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursements of costs related to the Family and Juvenile Court Improvement Program, in the amount of $122,250 AB2026-537 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  17. 13. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for funding for a deputy to patrol Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lands in the amount of $56,760 AB2026-538 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  18. 14. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursement of costs related to BECCA programs, in the amount of $232,776 AB2026-539 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  19. 15. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Mobile Mama Strategies Inc. to provide perinatal mental health services to vulnerable families through continuation of a mental health workforce pilot project, in the amount of $199,000 for a total amended contract amount of $496,335 AB2026-540 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  20. 16. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to increase funding for the 2025-2027 Consolidated Contract Grant, which supports the delivery and funding of various public health services in Whatcom County, in the amount of $3,521,984 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,856,181 AB2026-541 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  21. 17. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center to provide conflict resolution workshops for youth, in the amount of $35,000 AB2026-542 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  22. 18. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Military for Operation Stonegarden FY25, in the amount of $170,625 AB2026-543 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:27
  23. 23 Committee Discussion (Other) ▶ jump to 25:07
  24. 1. Discussion of a resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $34,830 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-507 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 25:13
  25. 2. Discussion of an ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 10, in the amount of $252,250 AB2026-535 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 27:40
  26. 26 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council (Other) ▶ jump to 29:23
  27. 1. Resolution requiring additional public notice of proposed Whatcom County Council action to increase taxes AB2026-480 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENT(S) Pass ▶ jump to 41:03
  28. 2. Resolution designating the revenue distribution from forest service payments AB2026-544 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL Pass ▶ jump to 48:26
  29. 28 Motion approved to amend to add "or fee" to item number one under NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED so that it reads: 1. A proposed ordinance, resolution, or other legislative action that would levy, modify, repeal, or submit to the voters a tax OR FEE is first included on a publicly posted Council agenda; or
  30. 29 Committee Discussion (Ferry District) ▶ jump to 48:50
  31. 1. Work session on the Whatcom County Ferry District 2027 funding level options AB2026-509 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:51
  32. 2. Discussion of a resolution establishing a new Whatcom County Ferry District Fund (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-510 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:50
  33. 3. Discussion of a resolution establishing an initial budget level for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $5.2 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-512 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:50
  34. 32 The following five agenda items were also discussed under this item.
  35. 4. Discussion of a resolution establishing an initial budget level for the Whatcom County Ferry District in the amount of $4.2 million (Council acting as the Whatcom County Ferry District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-513 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:50
  36. 5. Discussion of an ordinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code 10.34 Ferry Rates AB2026-515 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:50
  37. 34 SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509
  38. 6. Discussion of an ordinance adding the Ferry District Funds and Board of Supervisors to Whatcom County Code Section 10.36.060, Ferry Multi-ride Cards and Quarterly Passes, Replacement Appeal Procedure AB2026-516 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 48:50
  39. 36 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council (Ferry District) ▶ jump to 97:34
  40. 36 SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509
  41. 1. Resolution regarding authorization for application to Public Works Board funding for the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Project AB2026-514 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL Pass ▶ jump to 97:46
  42. 38 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 99:12
  43. 38 SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509
  44. 39 Other Business ▶ jump to 99:16
  45. 40 Adjournment ▶ jump to 99:24
  46. 40 SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509
  47. 42 SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509
  48. 45 ALSO SEE DISCUSSION NOTES UNDER AB2026-509