Clark County Council Meetings

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Clark County Council meetings are open to the public, in person or online. 
 

Council Meetings are held in a hybrid format. You can join in person, on the 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666, or virtually. 

For meeting dates and times, please see the County Council Calendar or the Weekly Calendar on our Meeting Information page. 

If you would like to participate in public comment, you can come to the Public Service Center 6th floor Hearing Room, provide comment over the phone, or by logging into WebEx.

All documents are in PDF format unless noted otherwise.

To request a document not available here, call 564-397-4305 or email:
rebecca.messinger@clark.wa.gov.

To request a video not available here, contact CVTV.

Date Agendas & Minutes Related Documents Audio/Video
9/8/2024

Weekly Calendar
9/1/2024

Weekly Calendar
8/28/2024

8:30am

Agenda

Minutes

Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Watch live on CVTV (Comcast channel 23)
  • Livestream from your personal computer: www.cvtv.org
  • Join by computer:  WebEx Link  
  • Join by phone:
    • Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    • Access Code: 2488 560 9700
    • Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)
    • press *3 on phone to raise hand
  • Submit comments:

Board of Health
Pledge of Allegiance
Minutes approved for July 31, 2024
Public Health in Action
   -Overview of Clark County Healthy Youth
    Survey Data
        Presentation       
        HYS Adverse Childhood Experiences
        Measuring Hope in Clark County
        Risk & Protective Factors
        SAMHSA Risk & Protective Factors
      
Open Public Comment
    - comments received (as of 8/27/24, 4:14pm)   
Comments from the Board
Adjourn

Board of Health Meeting

1:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time - Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Join by computer: WebEx Link
  • Join by phone:
    Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    Access Code: 2488 560 9700
    Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)
    *3 to raise hand during public comment

PLEASE NOTE: 
Council Time will be 
held in Conf. Room 698

1. Councilor Roll Call
2. Amendments to the Agenda
3. Public Comment - on agenda items only  
4. Old Business
    4.1 Minutes of Aug. 21, 2024
5. New Business
    5.1 Sales Tax Leakage
6. Councilor Reports
7. Work Session Requests 
    7.1 Adoption of 2021 Washington State Building Codes   
    7.2 Fee Schedule Updates for the Land Use Review and Wetland and Habitat Review Programs
8. Policy Updates
9. Executive Sessions
    9.1 Pending Litigation, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes
    9.2 Potential Litigation, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes
 

Council Time
8/27/2024

10:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Council Meetings are held in a hybrid format, join virtually or in person.

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Watch live on CVTV (Comcast channel 23)
  • Livestream from your personal computer: www.cvtv.org
  • Join by computer: WebEx Link
  • Join by phone:
    • Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    • Access Code: 2483 686 5655
    • Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)
    • press *3 on phone to raise hand
  • Submit comments:

Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Councilor Roll Call
Amendments to the Agenda

Open Public Comment
    - comments received

Consent:  

  1. 091724-hearing_draft-report_caper.pdf 
  2. Request approval to expand the definition of Fund 5096.
     
  3. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a records access agreement from Clark Public Utilities.
     
  4. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a data release agreement for Priority Habitat and Species data from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
     
  5. Request approval of a Notice to Contractors requesting bids for the Orchards Sifton Adaptive Signals project, CRP #333622/Project #0002437.
     
  6. Request approval of a Notice to Contractors requesting bids for the 2021 Traffic Signal Upgrades project, Project #0000729, and authorize the County Manager, or their assigned delegate, to execute any change order on behalf of Clark County.

 Separate Business:

  1. Request approval of the creation of Fund 3020, Bonded Capital Projects. 
     
  2. Request approval to adopt a formal fund balance policy for Fund 4420: Clean Water Fund.
     
  3. Request approval of the Final Order of Vacation for a portion of Northeast Elliott Road, Project #0002411.
     
  4. Request approval of Resolution 2024-08-02 delegating authority to the Treasurer’s Office to coordinate and execute the issuance of Limited Tax Geneal Obligation (LTGO) bonds to finance multiple Clark County capital projects. The resolution also authorizes refunding of the 2014B LTGO bonds.

County Manager Report
Adjourn

Council Meeting
8/25/2024

Weekly Calendar
8/21/2024

9:00am

Work Sessions - Hybrid; join in person or WebEx 

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Join by computer: WebEx Link
  • Join by phone:
    Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    Webinar Number: 2497 159 2366
    Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)

Work Session: Clean Water Commission
     - presentation
     - 2023 Annual Report/2024 Work Plan
     - Clean Water Commission - current recruitment

Work Session: Update from the Opioid Abatement Council
     - presentation

WS: Clean Water Commission 2023 Annual Report & 2024 Work Plan

WS: Opioid Abatement Council Update

1:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time - Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Join by computer: WebEx Link
  • Join by phone:
    Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    Access Code: 2497 159 2366
    Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)
    *3 to raise hand during public comment

1. Councilor Roll Call
2. Amendments to the Agenda
3. Public Comment - on agenda items only
     - comments received      
4. Old Business
    4.1 Minutes of Aug. 14, 2024
5. New Business
    5.1 Cowlitz Indian Tribe Letter of Support
    5.2 Chelatchie Bluff Surface Mining Overlay Ordinance; GMA Compliance Issues Public Hearing
6. Councilor Reports
7. Work Session Requests 
     7.1 Speed Limit Changes
     7.2 Camp Bonneville Update
     7.3 Humane Society of Southwest Washington
     7.4 Animal Control Advisory Board
8. Policy Updates
9. Executive Sessions
    9.1 Collective Bargaining – 10 minutes
    9.2 Potential Litigation, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes
    9.3 Pending Litigation, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes

Council Time
8/20/2024

6:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

Council Meetings are held in a hybrid format, join virtually or in person.

Participate in the following ways:

  • In person, 6th floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98666
  • Watch live on CVTV (Comcast channel 23)
  • Livestream from your personal computer: www.cvtv.org
  • Join by computer: WebEx Link 
  • Join by phone:
    • Dial: 1-408-418-9388
    • Access Code: 2499 273 4046
    • Password: BOCC (2622 from phones)
    • press *3 on phone to raise hand
  • Submit comments:

Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Councilor Roll Call
Amendments to the Agenda

Open Public Comment
    - comments received

Consent:  

  1.   Warrants:
       -  07/29 – 08/02/2024 
       -  07/01 – 07/26/2024
     
  2. Minutes for Aug. 6, 2024
     
  3. County Council Appointments and Letters of Acceptance:
      - Nathanial Reynolds appointed to the Columbia River Gorge Commission
      - Dr. Karin Edwards reappointed to the Workforce Southwest Washington Board
      - Max Booth reappointed to the Workforce Southwest Washington Board
      - Monte Constable reappointed to the Workforce Southwest Washington Board
      - Dustin Hysmith appointed to the Workforce Southwest Washington Board
     
  4. Plats – for notice only:
      - Luden Estates Phase 3
      - Ramble Creek Phase 4
     
  5. Request approval to designate TV ETC and CVTV, respectively, as the Education and Government Access Providers on the Cable Television System.
     
  6. Request approval to accept a new state HEAP-Wx grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce and authorize the County Manager to sign all related contacts, amendments, and required reports.
     
  7. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign the general contract and related subcontracts between District Court and 2 Watch Monitoring for services related to electronic home monitoring and drug testing services.
     
  8. Request approval for Public Health to apply for a new Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). If selected, the USDA, in collaboration with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, will implement the CFWR pilot project cooperative agreement program and award up to $400,000 in federal funds, requiring a 25% cost match. Additionally, request permission for the Public Health Director to sign any resulting agreements and amendments.
     
  9. Request approval to accept a grant in the amount of $26,128 from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs for equipment related to the Clark County Body Worn Camera program and authorize a budget-neutral adjustment to the 2024 budget for the Sheriff’s Office to acknowledge and allocate this revenue.
     
  10. Request approval to accept a grant in the amount of $17,173 from the444 Washington State Parks and Recreation Department to support Boater Safety and Sheriff’s Marine Patrol operations and authorize a budget-neutral adjustment to the 2024 budget for the Sheriff’s Office to acknowledge and allocate this revenue.
     
  11. Request approval to accept a grant in the amount of $10,000 grant, a portion of a $100,000 grant awarded to the Region 6 area to provide overtime funding for regional traffic safety efforts and to authorize a budget-neutral adjustment to the 2024 budget for the Sheriff’s Office to acknowledge and allocate this revenue.
     
  12. Request approval to accept a grant in the amount of $5,600 from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs for the purchase of four speed radar units to increase traffic safety. This is a budget-neutral request.
     
  13. Request approval of an agreement between the Sheriff’s Office and the Cowlitz Tribal Police for the Sheriff’s Office to provide after-hours teletype coverage with regards to WASIC/NCIC operations.
     
  14. Request approval authorizing the Sheriff’s Office to reallocate a portion of the Axon Body-Worn Camera project’s budget surplus to purchase additional equipment needed to outfit four campus deputies and three extradition deputies with body-worn and vehicle-mounted camera systems, tasers, pro licenses, and additional needed equipment. No new money is being requested.

Separate Business:

  1. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign the 90 Day Written Notice of Intent to Terminate the Interlocal Agreement between Clark County and the City of Vancouver, dated September 14, 2004, with respect to the Exhibition Hall. 
     
  2. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to amend a Public Works contract with Summit Signal, Inc. for the repair of railroad signal grade crossing equipment at three locations, increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $483,513.28.
     
  3. Request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a conservation covenant protecting the 78th Street Heritage Farm and adjoining Hazel Dell Community Park for their natural features and farming history in perpetuity.

County Manager Report
Adjourn

Council Meeting
8/18/2024

Weekly Calendar