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
3/2/2016

Board Time

Minutes

Work Session Items:
Clark County Quarterly Financial Report
 

Board Time Documents:
- Legislative Update with Mike Burgess
- Minutes for February 24, 2016
- Affordable Housing
- Amusement Rides in Employment Districts

WS: Clark County Quarterly Financial Report
Audio recording unavailable

Board Time

3/1/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes
 

Consent Agenda Items:
1. Approval of a resolution that gives direction for continuing work on the 2016 comprehensive Plan update, which is to complete the SEPA review
- Exhibit 1
- Exhibit 2
2. Final Plat: The Gardens (formerly Rock Creek Village Subdivision)
3. Contract approval with the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program
4. Final Plat: Kysar Short Plat
5. Minutes for February 16, 2016

Public Hearing: Rural Industrial Land Bank * canceled
The hearing on the rural industrial land bank is being rescheduled to Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

- Presentation 
Documents
- Staff Report, March 1, 2016
- Draft Ordinance
- Intro & Addendum: Part 1 Inventory
- Addendum Part 2: Alternative Sites Analysis
- City Letters
- Appendix A: Concept Plans
- Appendix B: Agricultural Lands Analysis
- Appendix C: Critical Areas Report
- Appendix D: Docket Application & SEPA Checklist
- Appendix E: Docket Site Utilities Analysis
- Appendix F: Docket Site Transportation Analysis
- Appendix G: Excerpt, 2007 Comp Plan EIS
- Proposed Development Regulations
- Planning Commission Minutes: 12/17/2015
- Public Comments prior to PC Hearing on 12/17/2015
- Public Comments after PC Hearing on 12/17/2015
SEPA Appeal
- Staff Report
- SEPA Comments
- SEPA Responses to comments
- SEPA Appeal 

 

 


 

Board Hearing

2/29/2016

Weekly Calendar
revised

2/24/2016

Board Time Agenda

Minutes

Board of Health link

Work Session:
WS: Reconsideration of 5 Resolutions adopted Dec. 22, 2015 & Rescinded Jan. 5, 2016

- Light Rail Policy Resolution 2015-12-23
- Bus Rapid Transit Policy Resolution 2015-12-24
- Transportation Policy Resolution 2015-12-25
- Free Market Principles on Zoning Resolution 2015-12-26
- Policy to cut unnecessary red tape and lower costs Resolution 2015-12-27

Board Time Documents The Board will convene in Executive Session at the end of Board Time for approximately 2 hours

- Legislative Update with Mike Burgess
- Approval of minutes for February 17, 2016
- PSC Limited Use Resolution
- Work Session Request: Cost of Service and Fee Study for Community Development
- Work Session Request: Clark County Sustainable Forestry Program

 

WS: Reconsideration of 5 Resolutions adopted Dec. 22, 2015 & Rescinded Jan. 5, 2016

Board Time

2/23/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Comp Plan Verbatim Minutes

Consent Items:
1. Contribution in the amount of $100,000 to the Columbia River Economic Development Council's (CREDC) Employment Lands Inventory project (also known as the Lands for Jobs project)
2. Grant application to the Washington Department of Health to add a new 1.0 FTE Community Health Specialist position
3. CRP #350822: NE 94th Avenue Planting and approval of the Notice to Contractors to advertise the contract for bids
4. Federal-Aid Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement for the Working to Refine IntelliGent Highway Transportation (WRIGHT) Project, CRP #361422
5. CRP #352522: 2016 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Overlays project and approval of the Notice to Contractors to advertise the contract for bids
6. Resolution authorizing the initiation of contract negotiations with Executive Information Services, Inc. (EIS) for a Records Management System, and to waive the competitive negotiation requirements of RCW 39.04.270
7. Warrants: Feb. 2 - 12, 2016
8. Approval of minutes: Feb. 9, 2016

Public Comment: Clark County Issues
Please note that due to the number of citizens expected to be present for the public hearing on the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, public comment will follow after the public hearings.

Public Hearing: Road Vacation - Portion of NE 106th Avenue
To consider the County Engineer's Report on the advisability of a road vacation of an unopened, unconstructed platted road being a portion of NE 106th Avenue dedicated as Stalnaker Avenue lying north of the northerly of right-of-way line of NE 59th Street (Marion Street) and lying South of the Southerly right-of-way line of NE Rosewood Avenue (Railroad Avenue) within “Orchards Park”, according to the Plat thereof, Recorded in Volume C, of Plats, at Page 54, Clark County, Washington, Auditor’s Records(approximately 0.15 acres). If approved, Clark County shall retain an easement for all existing utilities. *continued to March 22, 2016 at 10 a.m. 
 

Public Hearing:  Reconsideration of a Preferred Alternative for 2016 Comp Plan Update (link to Community Planning) New Preferred Alternative adopted *Resolution will came back on consent agenda on March 1, 2016 at 6 p.m.

Supplemental Staff Report

Rural VBLM Model Overview_DSEIS

Map link

Presentation: 20-Year Comprehensive Management Plan Update 2015-2035

Board Hearing

2/22/2016

Weekly Calendar

2/17/2016

Board Time Agenda

Minutes

Board Time Documents: PLEASE NOTE THAT BOARD TIME STARTS AT 1PM

- Legislative Update with Mike Burgess
- Draft minutes for February 10, 2016
- CREDC Land for Jobs Study
- 2016 Primary and general elections due date for resolutions
- Work Session Request: Reconsideration of 5 resolutions adopted on December 22, 2015 and rescinded on January 5, 2016
- Work Session Request: Reconsideration of 3 resolution adopted on December 22, 2015 and 2 rescinded on January 5, 2016 and 1 rescinded on February 16, 2016


Board Time
2/16/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Comp Plan Verbatim Minutes Part 1

Comp Plan Verbatim Minutes Part 2

Proclamations:
- Weekend of Reflection and Prayer
- National Invasive Species Awareness Week 

Consent Items:
1. Request approval of a resolution ensuring that county policies are adopted in fulfillment of the spirit of the Clark County Home Rule Charter: consider rescission of Resolution No. 2015-12-22 Formation of a toll-free West County bridge task force
2. Request to use Auditor Operations & Maintenance (O&M) funds to re-purpose space on t he 2nd floor of the Public Service Center
3. Section 4(f) de minimis use acknowledgement of public park for construction of the CRP #333122, NE 119th Street (NE 50th to NE 72nd Ave) 
4. Federal-Aid Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement for the Highway 99 Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements Project, CRP #351322
5. Petty Cash fund increase request from Clark/Vancouver Drug Task Force (DTF)
6. Acceptance of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) Traffic Safety Grant
7. Recreational Boating Safety Federal Financial Assistance Grant approval 
8. Cancelation of Personal Property Taxes for 2015
9. Warrants: Feb. 1 - 5, 2016 
10. Approval of minutes: Jan. 5, 2016; Jan. 12, 2016; Jan. 26, 2016; and Feb. 2, 2016
11. County Manager appointments and Letters of Acceptance:
- Jackie Marsden re-appointed to the Animal Control Advisory Board
- Cindy Franke re-appointed to the Animal Control Advisory Board

Public Comment: Clark County Issues
Please note that due to the number of citizens expected to be present for the public hearing on the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, public comment is being repositioned to follow after the public hearing

Public Hearing:  Reconsideration of a Preferred Alternative for 2016 Comp Plan Update (link to Community Planning)

Presentation: 20-Year Comprehensive Management Plan Update 2015-2035

 

 


Board Hearing
2/15/2016

Weekly Calendar

2/10/2016

Board Time Agenda

Minutes

Work Sessions:

WS: Annual Report of the Clean Water Commission

WS: Presentation of RTC Dues Subcommittee Report
- Member Dues Review

Board Time Documents:

- Legislative Update with Mike Burgess: Agenda; SB 5109; HB 1438
- Minutes for January 27, 2016 and February 3, 2016
- West County Bridge Task Force: Resolution 2015-12-22; HB 2414
- Work Session request: Cost of Service and Fee Study for Community Development

WS: Annual Report of the Clean Water Commission

WS: Presentation of RTC Dues Subcommittee Report

 


Board Time