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Council Special Committee of the Whole

May 5, 2026 ·10:15 AM Final ·HYBRID MEETING - LUNCH BREAK FROM 12:00 P.M. TO 1:00 P.M. - ADJOURNS BY 4:30 P.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 18 items

  1. 1 Call To Order
  2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:09
  3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:32
  4. 4 Public Comment (Comprehensive Plan) ▶ jump to 0:35
  5. 1. Public comments on the draft Preface to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan AB2026-304 RECEIVED ▶ jump to 0:37
  6. 6 Committee Discussion (Comprehensive Plan) ▶ jump to 10:10
  7. 1. Discussion and preliminary Council direction on the Preface to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan AB2026-273 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 10:11
  8. 2. Discussion regarding schedule for Council review of the comprehensive plan update AB2026-249 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 36:10
  9. 8 MOTION 1: Motion approved to amend the first sentence of the land acknowledgement statement (Item 1 in the Revised Chart of Proposed Council Changes for 5.5.2026) to read as follows: Whatcom County Government acknowledges that present day Whatcom County is located on the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe, as well as other Coast Salish peoples who have lived in and stewarded this land since time immemorial.
  10. 9 Committee Discussion (Other) ▶ jump to 36:49
  11. 9 MOTION 2: Motion approved to include the land acknowledgement statement as amended.
  12. 3. Council Operational Planning with the Health and Community Services Department AB2026-314 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 36:50
  13. 10 MOTION 3: Motion approved to amend the labor acknowledgement (Item 2 in the Revised Chart of Proposed Council Changes for 5.5.2026) so that it includes the following: We recognize immigrant communities with their wisdom and skills to develop agriculture lands which remains a vital part of Whatcom County's economy.
  14. 4. Facilitated discussion regarding 2026 Council strategic planning AB2026-316 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 153:56
  15. 11 MOTION 4: Motion approved to hold until May 19 (Special Committee of the Whole).
  16. 12 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 359:26
  17. 13 Other Business ▶ jump to 359:27
  18. 14 Adjournment ▶ jump to 359:27