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June 9, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final ·HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

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Agenda — 57 items

  1. 1 COUNTY COUNCIL
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 1:17
  3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 1:32
  4. 4 FLAG SALUTE ▶ jump to 1:46
  5. 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS ▶ jump to 2:12
  6. 6 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT ▶ jump to 2:13
  7. 7 MINUTES CONSENT ▶ jump to 2:22
  8. 1. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for May 26, 2026 MIN2026-047 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:21
  9. 2. Committee of the Whole for May 26, 2026 MIN2026-048 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:21
  10. 3. Regular County Council for May 26, 2026 MIN2026-049 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:21
  11. 4. Special Committee of the Whole for May 19, 2026 MIN2026-050 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:21
  12. 12 OPEN SESSION ▶ jump to 2:50
  13. 13 CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 79:22
  14. 14 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee) ▶ jump to 79:23
  15. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to cover tuberculosis medications for patients who are underinsured or uninsured, in the amount of $0 AB2026-421 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  16. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Nel/Son Distributing, DBA Nelson Reisner, to provide for the purchase of fuel to be used in Whatcom County fleet vehicles, in the amount of $850,000 AB2026-423 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  17. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cowden Brother’s Trucking, LLC for the disposal of waste produced by Maintenance and Operations vactor trucks and street sweepers, in the amount of $288,000 AB2026-424 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  18. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Birch Bay Water & Sewer District for water main relocation as part of the Drayton Harbor Road Landslide Repair Project, in the amount of $75,000 AB2026-425 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  19. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden for the Hannegan Levee Rehabilitation Project (NSK-03-26), in the amount of $64,280 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-428 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  20. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a cooperation agreement between Whatcom County and the United States Army Corps of Engineers for repairs to the Hannegan Levee along the left bank of the Nooksack River (Project No. NSK-03-26), in the amount of $64,280 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-429 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  21. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority for the Medication for Opioid/Alcohol Use Disorders (MOUD/MAUD) program grant, in the amount of $200,000 AB2026-433 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  22. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to increase funding for the 2025-2027 Consolidated Contract, specifically the Maternal & Child Health Block Grant, in the amount of $47,392 for a total amended agreement amount of $11,334,197 AB2026-435 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  23. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. to authorize a three-year extension of services, ensuring the uninterrupted transportation and disposal of moderate-risk waste from Whatcom County’s Disposal of Toxics Facility, in the amount of $367,500 annually, and for a total amended contract amount of $1,452,500 AB2026-436 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  24. 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Kulshan Supported Employment to extend the contract for one year, providing supported employment and community inclusion services to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities, in the amount of $1,889,779 for a total amended contract amount of $3,478,552 AB2026-437 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  25. 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Max Higbee Center to extend the contract for one year, allowing the continuation of supported employment and community inclusion services for eligible individuals with developmental disabilities, in the amount of $69,603 for a total amended contract amount of $113,483 AB2026-439 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  26. 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, for extra duty overtime patrols, in the amount of $35,000 AB2026-440 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  27. 13. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS) to extend the contract for six months, allowing the continuation of funding for personnel and other costs necessary to operate and maintain three safe shelters in Whatcom County, including a 21-bed house for women with children and two other houses for single women, in the amount of $65,526 for a total amended contract amount of $353,448 AB2026-441 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  28. 14. Request authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #26-30 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Everett Ship Repair for the Drydock Repair and Maintenance of the Whatcom Chief Ferry in the amount of $1,061,069.56 AB2026-445 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  29. 15. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for reimbursement of a percentage of Superior Court Commissioner time when working civil court cases involving Child Support Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, not to exceed an amount set each year by award letter from the Department of Social and Health Services AB2026-446 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  30. 16. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Pacific Power Group to perform generator preventative maintenance, in the amount of $80,235 AB2026-452 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 79:23
  31. 31 OTHER ITEMS ▶ jump to 81:15
  32. 32 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee) ▶ jump to 81:24
  33. 1. Request authorization for the Whatcom County Council to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Whatcom County Executive for the adoption of Whatcom County Administrative and Personnel Policies for the Council Office AB2026-408 AUTHORIZED Pass ▶ jump to 81:38
  34. 2. Request for motion to approve the updated 2026-2027 Criminal Justice Treatment Account Plan AB2026-416 APPROVED REQUEST Pass ▶ jump to 83:30
  35. 3. Resolution requesting authorization to make an application and enter into a grant agreement with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for funding through the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Act Program for renovation of the Lagoon Bridge and other bike and pedestrian accessibility improvements at Silver Lake Park AB2026-448 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 84:40
  36. 36 CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY GROUPS ▶ jump to 86:06
  37. 1. Request confirmation of the County Executive’s reappointments of Jana Finkbonner and Jodi Sipes to the Northwest Senior Services Advisory Board AB2026-414 CONFIRMED Pass ▶ jump to 86:31
  38. 38 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION ▶ jump to 87:09
  39. 39 INTRODUCTION ITEMS (see actions below separately) ▶ jump to 87:10
  40. 1. Ordinance imposing an interim moratorium on the acceptance or processing of applications and permits for the establishment of new or expansion of existing civil detention facilities AB2026-403 ▶ jump to 87:10
  41. 2. Receipt of Whatcom Clean Water Program annual report AB2026-413 ▶ jump to 87:10
  42. 3. Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 5.20, Fireworks, to strengthen fireworks regulations by limiting the days fireworks are allowed and prohibiting fireworks during burn bans AB2026-431 ▶ jump to 87:10
  43. 4. Ordinance amending the project budget for the 2015 Girard Street Building Improvement Fund, request no. 1 AB2026-442 ▶ jump to 87:10
  44. 5. Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $7,941,775 AB2026-450 ▶ jump to 87:17
  45. 45 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES ▶ jump to 113:54
  46. 45 INTRODUCTION ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ▶ jump to 87:10
  47. 46 ADJOURN ▶ jump to 132:39
  48. 1. Ordinance imposing an interim moratorium on the acceptance or processing of applications and permits for the establishment of new or expansion of existing civil detention facilities AB2026-403 SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Pass ▶ jump to 88:32
  49. 2. Receipt of Whatcom Clean Water Program annual report AB2026-413 RECEIVED Pass ▶ jump to 99:31
  50. 3. Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 5.20, Fireworks, to strengthen fireworks regulations by limiting the days fireworks are allowed and prohibiting fireworks during burn bans AB2026-431 INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Pass ▶ jump to 100:09
  51. 49 ITEM ADDED AS ANOTHER VERSION OF AB2026-431 (with amendments as presented)
  52. 50 Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 5.20, Fireworks, to strengthen fireworks regulations by limiting the days fireworks are allowed and prohibiting fireworks during burn bans AB2026-475 INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Pass ▶ jump to 113:30
  53. 4. Ordinance amending the project budget for the 2015 Girard Street Building Improvement Fund, request no. 1 AB2026-442 INTRODUCED Pass ▶ jump to 112:42
  54. 5. Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $7,941,775 AB2026-450 INTRODUCED Pass ▶ jump to 113:29
  55. 54 ITEM ADDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DURING MEETING
  56. 55 Resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of Kevin Hester AB2026-476 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 121:36
  57. 56 OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES CONTINUED ▶ jump to 113:54