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
3/22/2023

8:30am

Agenda

*Board of Health Meeting Canceled*
Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Board of Health
-Pledge of Allegiance
-Minutes from February 22, 2023
-Public Health in Action
-Open Public Comment
-Comments from the Board
-Adjourn

*Board of Health meeting canceled*

9:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx 
 

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only   
2. Old Business: 
    2.1 Minutes for March 15, 2023
3. New Business:
    3.1 Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month (Children's Justice Center)
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: None
6. Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions
    7.1 Potential Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 15 minutes
    7.2 Potential Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes
    7.3 Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) – 10 minutes

Council Time
3/21/2023

6:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

Minutes (Verbatim - Public Hearing: Public Participation Plan for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update)

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

Participate in the following ways:

Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Public Comment on Consent & Separate Business Items
    -Submitted Comments

Constent:
1. Warrants:
    -02/28 – 03/03/2023
    -02/17 – 03/13/2023
2. Minutes: 
    -Feb. 14, 2023 (Planning Commission Appointments)
    -Feb. 28, 2023 (Council Special Meeting)
    -Mar. 7, 2023
3. Letters of acceptance:
    -Jim Pearson reappointed to the Railroad Advisory Board, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2025.
    -Gregory Smith appointed to the Railroad Advisory Board, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2025.
    -Zachary Keith appointed to the Railroad Advisory Board, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2025.
4. Approval to allocate $3 million in funding for the ARPA Community Grant Awards Program II, which will provide $2 million in financial assistance to nonprofit organizations and $1 million to small businesses to facilitate recovery from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. Approval of signing incentive bonuses for newly hired Corrections Officers and Deputy Sheriffs to be paid out of the ARPA Fund 1041.
6. Approval of a new upward realignment for the Jail Industries Supervisor position.
7. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a grant extension with the Washington State Department of Ecology for the Mt. Vista 8 Stormwater Facility Retrofit project.
8. Approval to publish a Notice to Contractors requesting bids for the NE Highway 99 Water Quality Retrofit (NE 68th Street – NE 78th Street) Project (PRJ00006022).
9. Approval to spend $125,000 for recreational vehicle towing and dismantling services.

Separate Business
1. Approval to accept the Information and Security Grant from the Washington Office of the Secretary of State to support election security efforts.
2. Approval to release a solicitation and enter into a professionally services agreement with the awarded contractor for work related to Leichner Landfill maintenance and monitoring. Also, request approval authorizing the County Manager to sign resulting agreements and any amendments, which will also be approved by the Leichner Landfill Oversight Committee.
3. Approval to add a 1.0 FTE Environmental Operations Specialist Sr. position for the Solid Waste Fund, utilizing repurposed existing budget capacity.
4. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a professional services agreement with OTAK, Inc. for design services to repair priority defects on six railroad bridges.

Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: Public Participation Plan for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update
    -Staff Report & Resolution
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: Compost Procurement Ordinance

Councilor Communications
County Manager Report
Adjourn

Council Meeting
3/20/2023

Weekly Calendar
3/15/2023

9:00am

Agenda

 

Minutes

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx 

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only   
2. Old Business: 
    2.1 Minutes for March 8, 2023
    2.2 Jail Update
          - Presentation
          - Clark County Jail Housing Discussion Sheet 1
          - Clark County Jail Housing Discussion Sheet 2
    2.3 Rules of Procedure
3. New Business:
    3.1 Presentation on 1) Public Notice 2) Light Nuisances
    3.2 Comprehensive Plan Schedule
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: 
6. Policy Issues: 
7. Executive Sessions: 
    7.1 Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 15 minutes
    7.2 Potential Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 10 minutes
    7.3 Potential Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 10 minutes

Council Time
3/13/2023

Weekly Calendar
3/8/2023

9:00am

Agenda

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx 

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only   
2. Old Business: 
    2.1 Minutes for March 1, 2023
3. New Business:
    3.1 Policy Analyst    
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: 
    5.1 Development and Engineering (DEAB) 2023 Work Plan
    5.2 2022 Annual Reviews and Dockets
    5.3 Clark County Multi-Year Capital Plan Update
6. Policy Issues: None
7. Executive Sessions: 
    7.1 Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 15 minutes

Council Time
3/7/2023

10:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Verbatim Minutes: Critical Areas Ordinance, Floodplain Ordinance, & Shoreline Master Program Updates

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

Participate in the following ways:

Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Public Comment on Consent & Separate Business Items

Consent:
1. Minutes for Feb. 21, 2023
2. County Council Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
    -Steve Oglesby appointed to the Clark County Arts Commission, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2026.
    -Joe Zimmerman reappointed to the Solid Waste Advisory Commission, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2025.
    -Karl Johnson appointed to the Clark County Planning Commission, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2026.
    -Jack Harroun appointed to the Clark County Planning Commission, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2026.
3. Acceptance of final plats approved by the County Manager for:
    -Declaration to Amend Short Plat Book 2 Page 362
    -Hummingbird Court Subdivision
    -Schwitter’s Short Plat
    -Sophia’s Court Subdivision
    -North Haven Phase 1B/3/5/6
4. Approval of a Notice to Contractors to request bids for the 2023 Hot Mix Asphalt Overlays Project (CRP No. 310822 / PRJ0001624).

Separate Business:
1. Approval of language revisions to Section 4. Fund Reserve in Fund 1033: Mental Health Sales Tax fund balance policy.
2. Approval to increase three department positions from (.5) halftime to (1.0) fulltime positions, effective March 1, 2023. The positions are Program Assistant, Logistic Assistant, and Jail Services Support Specialist III.
3. Approval of an interlocal agreement between Clark County and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to establish and administer the Clark County homebuyer down payment assistance program.

Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: Precinct Boundary Adjustments

Public Hearing: CPZ2022-00010 Critical Areas Ordinance update
    -Approved Ordinance
    -Submitted Comments       

Public Hearing: CPZ2022-00011 Flood Hazard Area Ordinance update
    -Approved Ordinance
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: CPZ2022-00012 Shoreline Master Program amendments
    -Approved Ordinance

Councilor Communications
County Manager Report
Adjourn

Council Meeting
3/6/2023

Weekly Calendar
3/1/2023

9:00am

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx 

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: Freight Rail Dependent Uses - Background

Work Session