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.

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Date Agendas & Minutes Related Documents Audio/Video
6/22/2022

8:30am

Agenda

Minutes

Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Board of Health
-Pledge of Allegiance
-Minutes for May 25, 2022
-Director's Report: COVID-19 Update
-Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments
-Comments from the Board
-Adjourn

Board of Health

10:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx
will begin at the conclusion of the Board of Health

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Council Time Items:
1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business:
    2.1 Minutes for June 15, 2022
3. New Business: None
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: None
6. Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions: None

Council Time

1:00pm

CANCELLED - Legislative Update with County Lobbyists
6/21/2022

6:00pm

Agenda

Minutes: Council Meeting

Minutes: Buildable Lands Report (Separate Business Item #1)

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

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Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Public Comment on Consent & Separate Business Items
  -Submitted Comments

Consent:
1. Warrants:
    -05/02 – 05/06/2022
    -05/30 – 06/03/2022
    -03/21 – 03/25/2022
    -03/28 – 04/01/2022
2. Minutes:
    -May 17, 2022 (Clark County Housing Options Study and Action Plan)
    -June 7, 2022
3. Plats (for notice only):
    -Shasta Estates Short Plat
    -Hertz Short Plat
4. Approval of Acceptance for:
    -Franklin Johnson reappointed to the Commission on Aging, effective June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025
    -Julie Bohn reappointed to the Historic Preservation Commission, effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
    -Elaine Thatcher appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission, effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
    -Mel Edward Sanchez appointed to the Commission on Aging, effective June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025
    -Sue Cameron appointed to the Commission on Aging, effective June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025
5. Approval of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Clark County and the Juvenile Detention Officers Guild.
6. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an agreement with the State of Washington Office of Public Defender for a $515,694 additional grant to fund county expenses related to the State Supreme Court's Blake decision.
7. Approval to confirm execution of the First Amendment of Agreement for Services between Clark County and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.
8. Approval to amend the major maintenance budget, moving $70,000 from controllable budget to capital budget to facilitate the acquisition of a manufactured home located at Lacamas Regional Park.
9. Approval of federal funding contracts (Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement) for the NE Ward Road/NE Davis Road intersection improvement project; CRP #320922.
10. Approval authorizing the County Manager to execute an underground stormwater easement to Specialized Housing, Inc. across Parcel No. 188317-000.

Separate Business:
1. Approval of Resolution 2022-06-01 consistent with the Council action on June 7, 2022, relating to the Buildable Lands Report. The report is required to b e submitted to the State Department of Commerce, per RCW 36.70A.215, and is due by June 30. Staff Report; Buildable Lands Exhibit 1; Buildable Lands Exhibit 2; Buildable lands Exhibit 3
2. Approval authorizing Community Services to submit its 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) One-Year Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Also, authorize the County Manager to sign the Action Plan forms, grant agreements, related subcontracts, amendments and required reports.
3. Approval of the 2022-2025 funding recommendations of the Community Action Advisory Board regarding Community Action Programs and Homeless Crisis Response System and authorize the County Manager to sign all related grant agreements, subcontracts, amendments, and required reports.
4. Approval of the 2021 Annual Bridge Report. 
5. Approval of a contract for financial advisory services with PFM Financial Advisors LLC.
6. Approval of a resolution delegating the Clark County Treasurer's Office broad authority to execute a partial refunding of the county's 2012R Limited Tax General Obligation refunding bonds to achieve the highest debt service savings possible. The resolution also authorizes the remaining bonds to be paid off early.

Open Public Comment
  -Submitted Comment

Public Hearing: 2022 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program
-Presentation

Councilor Communications

County Manager Report

Adjourn

Council Meeting
6/20/2022

Weekly Calendar
6/15/2022

9:00 am

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

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Council Time Items:
1. Old Business:
     1.1 Minutes for June 8, 2022
2. New Business: 
     2.1 Canvassing Board Assignment (continued from Council Retreat)
     2.2 Council Policy Items (continued from Council Retreat)
3. Councilor Reports:
4. Work Session Requests: None
5. Policy Issues:
6. Executive Sessions: 
     - 1 Collective Bargaining - 10 minutes

Council Time
6/13/2022

Weekly Calendar
6/9/2022

8:30am

Agenda

2022 Council Planning Retreat - Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

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Council Retreat Agenda Items:

1. Open Public Comment 
2. Finance 101 and Financial Policy Overview
3. OPMA, Ethics and PRA
4. Rules of Procedure
5. Council Board Assignments
6. Policy Discussion
7. Next Steps

Planning Retreat
6/8/2022

9:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Council Time- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

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Join by phone: Dial: 1-408-418-9388
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Council Time Items:
1. Old Business:
     1.1 Minutes for May 25, 2022
     1.2 Update on 179th St. Access Management and Circulation Planning
2. New Business: None
3. Councilor Reports:
4. Work Session Requests: None
5. Policy Issues:
6. Executive Sessions:
    -Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 10 Minutes (after action)
    -Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 15 Minutes (after action)

Council Time
6/7/2022

10:00am

Agenda

Minutes: Council Meeting

Minutes: Hearing- Buildable Lands

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

Participate in the following ways:

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Proclamations:
    -Pride Month
    -Ride Transit Month

Public Testimony on Separate Business Items

Consent:
1. Warrants:
    -May 16-20, 2022
    -May 23-27, 2022
    -Apr 25-29, 2022
2. Minutes:
    -May 3, 2022 (Annual Reviews & Dockets – 179th Street Access Management Plan)
    -May 17, 2022
3. Approval of County Manager Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
    -Amy Gross appointed to the Public health Advisory Board, effective immediately to Sept. 30, 2025.
    -Reuben Greer appointed Solid Waste Advisory Committee, effective immediately to May 31, 2025.
4. County Council to authorize the County Manager to execute a contract with the Washington State Department of Ecology for purposes of the Vancouver Lake Management Plan state budget proviso.
5. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Clark County and AFSCME Local 307.
6. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Clark County and the Corrections Deputy Guild (CDG), and approve proposed signing bonuses for newly hired Corrections Deputies.
7. Approval to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Skamania County for reimbursement of providing Foundational Public Health Services and authorize the County Manager to executive said Interlocal Agreement and any resulting amendments.
8. Approval to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Vancouver regarding the Recycling Residual Analysis Study for 2022 and authorize the County Manager to executive said Interlocal Agreement and any resulting amendments. Total expected remuneration up to $35,000.00.
9. Approval to execute Complete Streets Award Grant Agreement between Clark County and the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board for the Complete Streets Projects.
10. Approval of resolution delegating signature authority to the Public Works Director, Eva Haney, and alternate signature authority to the department finance manager, Sherry Villafane, to certify federal grant reimbursements.
11. Approval for County Manager to sign two sewer easements to Clark County Regional Wastewater District granting access across portions of parcel number 185418000.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to assign 2021 General Fund fund balance as outlines in the staff report.
2. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an agreement with the State of Washington Department of Ecology for a $100,000 grant to fund the Clark County Shoreline Master Program Monitoring and Adaptive Management Implementation Plan project.
3. Approval to repurpose funding from the CRESA Roof, 1408 Franklin/Juvenile Sealing, and Franklin Building Carpet Projects to cover the lowest bid for the PSC Sealing Project, a replacement of the loading dock grill for the Jail, and a minor CRESA remodel.
4. Approval authorizing the County Manager to execute contracts with six firms for real property acquisition and relocation services. Also, authorize the County Manager to execute supplemental agreements if necessary, extending the duration of the contracts and increasing the original contract amount by 10 percent. 
5. Approval of intergovernmental fund transfers stipulated by the Amended Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Agreement.
6. Approval to allocate Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a County-wide Retention Incentive for all represented and unrepresented regular employees. *add on item

Open Public Comment   

Public Hearing: Buildable Lands Report *Continued from April 19th
     -Submitted Comments

Councilor Communications

County Manager Report

Adjourn

Council Meeting