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
9/28/2022

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx
Work session will begin at the conclusion of Board of Health

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: 179th Street Access Management & Circulation
    -Presentation
    -Open House Comments & Responses

Work Session

Agenda

Minutes

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business
    2.1 Minutes for September 21, 2022
    2.2 Jail Update    
3. New Business: None
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests:
    5.1 Floodplain Ordinance Update
    5.2 Parks Capital Plan Updates
6. Report on Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions:
    7.1 1 Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 10 minutes

Council Time
9/26/2022

Weekly Calendar
9/21/2022

9:00am

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

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Work Session: Annual Presentation of Financial Reports by the Auditor's Office

Work Session

Agenda

Minutes

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business
    2.1 Minutes for September 14, 2022    
3. New Business:
    3.1 Presentation by Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Affairs (Josh & Annika) regarding                Legislative Priorities 
    3.2 Future Council Meeting dates
    3.3 Docket Process 
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests:
    5.1 2023 Annual Construction Program and 2023-2028 Transportation Improvement Program
6. Report on Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions:
    7.1 Per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) - 20 minutes

Council Time
9/20/2022

6:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

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

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Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Proclamations:
    -National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims
    -Disability Employment Awareness Month

Public Comment on Consent & Separate Business Items
    -Submitted Comments

Consent:
1. Warrants:
    -05/09 – 05/13/2022
    -06/06 – 06/10/2022
    -06/13 – 06/17/2022
    -07/25 – 07/29/2022
    -08/01 – 08/05/2022
    -08/08 – 08/12/2022
    -08/22 – 08/26/2022
    -08/29 – 09/02/2022
    -09/05 – 09/09/2022
2. Minutes approved for:
    - Sept. 6, 2022
3. Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
    -Ryan Wilson appointed to the Clark County Development and Engineering Advisory Board, effective July 1, 2022 to June 31, 2025.
    -Paul Childers reappointed to the Public Health Advisory Committee, effective Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2025.
4. Plats - for notice only:
    -124th Avenue Cottages
    -KKWZ Estates Subdivision
    -Barhitte Short Plat
    -Magnolia Cottages Short Plat
    -Uskoski Short Plat
5. Approval to reconvene the Board of Equalization past Sept. 22, 2022 for the purpose of hearing property tax appeals filed for the current year (RCW 84.48.010).
6. Approval of a Joint Resolution of the Clark County Council and Klickitat and Skamania County Commissioners to appoint Vikram Kotwani as the City of Vancouver’s designee, Position No. 2, on the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Board of Trustee’s, effective immediately to Dec. 31, 2025.
7. Approval of a Notice to Contractors requesting bids for the 2022 Preservation ADA Improvements – Group 2B project; CRP #301422, PRJ0000818.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to amend existing contract number 2022-BHH-09 with the Vancouver Housing Authority to reallocate $250,000 of SHB 1406 funds from the Weaver Creek project to the Azalea Place project and authorize the County Manager to sign the contract modification upon approval as to form by the Prosecuting Attorney’s office.
2. Approval of a resolution establishing a county department of Jail Services.
3. Approval of $184,900 in budget expense authority to complete a compensation and classification study to address operation and staffing needs, which have been affected by vacancies in critical roles as well as a high turnover of entry-level staff.

Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
    -Presentation
    -Webpage
    -Staff Report

Councilor Communications
County Manager Report
Adjourn

Council Meeting
9/19/2022

Weekly Calendar
9/14/2022

9:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Board of Health
-Pledge of Allegiance
-Minutes for August 24, 2022 
-Director's Report: COVID-19 update
-Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments
-Comments from the Board
-Adjourn

Board of Health

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx
Work session will begin at the conclusion of Board of Health

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: Wetland & Habitat Ordinance Updates

Work Session

Agenda

Minutes

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business
    2.1 Minutes for Sept. 7, 2022
    2.2 Gorge Commission Climate Action Plan
3. New Business:
    3.1 Cottage Housing Code
    3.2 Land Use Hearing
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: None
6. Report on Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions:
    7.1 Per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) - 15 minutes
    7.2 Collective Bargaining - 20 minutes

Council Session
9/12/2022

Weekly Calendar
9/7/2022

9:00am

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: National Center for State Courts (NSCS): Caseflow, Calendaring & Operations Study

Work Session

Agenda

Minutes

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business:
     2.1 Minutes for August 31, 2022
3. New Business:
     3.1 Roy Johnson re: Azalea Place Project and 1406 funding request
     3.2 Proclamation Requests:   
          -National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims (for Sept. 20, 2022)
4. Council Reports: 
5. Work Session Requests:
    5.1 2023-2028 Stormwater Capital Plan (for Oct. 19, 2022)
    5.2 Wetland and Habitat Ordinance Updates (for Sept. 14, 2022)
6. Report on Policy Issues:
7. Executive Sessions: 
    7.1 Collective Bargaining - 10 minutes

Council Time
9/6/2022

10:00am

Agenda

Minutes

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. Warrants:
    -07/18 – 07/22/2022
    -08/15 – 08/19/2022
2. Minutes approved for:
    -July 19, 2022 (Verbatim Transcript – Public Hearing re: Annual Review & Docket Item: Chelatchie Bluff Mineral Lands)
    -August 16, 2022
    -August 16, 2022 (Verbatim Transcript – Public Hearing re: Public Participation Plan for Aging Readiness Plan Update)
3. County Manager Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
    -Sarah Garber appointed to the Public Health Advisory Council, effective immediately to Sept. 30, 2025.
4. Plats (for notice only):
    -2 Seven Hundred Subdivision
    -Felida Park Short Plat
    -Masyn Meadows Short Plat
5. Approval of $115,000 in additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for advocacy services positions in 2023. This funding will support the expense of 1.0 FTE Victim Advocate position and a 1.0 FTE Project Forensic Interviewer.
6. Approval of a Joint Resolution of the Clark County Council and Klickitat and Skamania County Commissioners to reappoint Olga Hodges as a trustee of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Board to position no. 6 representing Klickitat County.
7. Approval authorizing the County Manager to execute a 3-year professional services contract renewal with Gordon Thomas Honeywell for state legislature affairs and lobbying services for the period from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2025.
8. Approval to reclassify a Program Manager II position (Position No. P000009) to an IT Professional IV position in Information Technology. Furthermore, request approval to move this position from the Community Development budget to the Information Technology budget.
9. Approval to convert position P001063 from a 0.80 FTE Public Health Nurse II position to a 1.0 FTE Community Health Specialist position utilizing Federal Medicaid Administrative Claiming grant funds, effective Sept. 16, 2022.
10. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an Interlocal Agreement with Educational Service District No. 112 (ESD112) for reimbursement of Epidemiological support and any resulting amendments.
11. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a Conservation Covenant for parcel numbers 225818-000 and 226049-000 for the Camp Hope Master Plan.
12. Approval of a Notice to Contractors requesting bids for the Strengthening Bridge Bundle No. 2 project; CRP No. 300522 / PRJ0000582.
13. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an interagency agreement (Agreement No. WCC-2232) with the Washington State Department of Ecology for noxious weed control provided by the Washington Conservation Corps, at a cost not to exceed $59,520.
14. Approval of a resolution for temporary road closures of NW 11th Avenue between NW 164th Street and NW 179th Street for construction of a culvert by a contractor, not to exceed 56 calendar days.
15. Approval to amend the 2022 Transportation budget by moving $6,500 from controllable budget to capital budget to facilitate acquisition of a plotter to create road signs.
16. Request approval of additional budget authority to purchase a battery-operated pipe crawler to begin establishing a pipe inspection program.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to adopt a formal fund balance policy for Fund 5045: Healthcare Self-Insurance Fund.
2. Approval to use $100,000 of existing fund balance in Fund 5193, adding to the current amount of $252,670.23 budgeted for the AHU Energy Improvement Project at the Center for Community Health. The additional amount would cover an overage of $65,643.82 and also add a small contingency budget should unforeseen issues arise during construction.
3. Approval of $25,730,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to complete space planning efforts for the Downtown Campus. *item removed from agenda
4. Approval to add $2,500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the $5,200,000 needed for construction of a new EMS station for North Country EMS.
5. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a professional services agreement (Agreement No. SCN00002323) with Otak, Inc. to provide engineering design and environmental services for the Highway 99 Sidewalk (NE 102nd Street to NE 104th Street) project; CRP No. 310422.
6. Approval to adjust the capital project budget for the Felida Community Park – Overflow Parking and Inclusive Playground project.
7. Approval to adjust the capital project budget for the Hockinson Meadows Community Park – Disc Golf Project.
8. Approval to adjust the capital project budget for the Kozy Kamp Park development project.
9. Approval of a resolution declaring tax parcel 97394-00 as public right-of-way.

Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: CC Code 32.08.070 Enforcement of a Final Order

Public Hearing: 2022 Emergency Budget Supplemental #1
    -Budget Reports
    -Resolution

Public Hearing: Suspension of the Annual Site-specific Comprehensive Plan Review and Amendment Cycle
    -Resolution
    -Submitted Comments

Council Meeting
9/5/2022

Weekly Calendar
8/31/2022

9:00am

Work Session- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: ARPA Funding - Downtown Campus Space Planning; North Country EMS station; YMCA Pool project
-Space Planning Presentation
-ARPA Funding Detail

Work Session

Agenda

Minutes

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
    -Submitted Comments
2. Old Business:
    2.1 Minutes for August 24, 2022 
3. New Business:
    3.1 Proclamation requests:
          -Disabilities Awareness Month
          -Breast Cancer Awareness Month
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: None
6. Policy Report:
7. Executive Sessions:
    -Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 20 minutes

Council Time
8/24/2022

8:30am

Agenda

Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Board of Health

-Pledge of Allegiance
-Minutes from Aug. 10, 2022
-Director's Report:
    -COVID-19 Update & Monkeypox
-Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments
-Comments from the Board
-Adjourn

Board of Health

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

Participate in the following ways:

Work Session: Biannual Code Amendments
    -Annual Code Amendments Presentation
    -Planning & Development Engineering
    -Code Enforcement, Animal Control & Fire Marshal

Work Session

Agenda

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

Participate in the following ways:

1. Public Comment - on agenda items only
2. Old Business:
    2.1 Minutes for August 17, 2022 
3. New Business:
    3.1 Council Time request from Vancouver Housing Authority to use previous granted 1406 funds for               Azalea Place project.
    3.2 2023-2025 Site Specific Plan Amendments
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests: None
6. Policy Report:
7. Executive Sessions:
    -Collective Bargaining - 5 minutes
    -Collective Bargaining - 10 minutes 

Council Time
8/22/2022

Weekly Calendar
8/17/2022

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 August 10, 2022
3. New Business: None
4. Councilor Reports:
5. Work Session Requests:
    5.1 Auditor's Office Annual Reports (for August 24, 2022)
          -Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
          -Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR)
          -Financial Trends Monitoring Report
          -Impact Fee Report
6. Report on Policy Issues: 
7. Executive Sessions:
    - 1 Pending Litigation RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - 15 minutes
    - 1 Collective Bargaining - 10 Minutes

Council Time
8/16/2022

6:00pm

Agenda

Minutes

Verbatim Minutes (Hearing: Aging Readiness Plan)

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

Consent:
1. Warrants:
    -07/11 – 07/15/2022
2. Minutes approved for:
    -August 2, 2022
3. Plats (for notice only):
    -Sarkinen Short Plat
4. Approval to confirm the appointments of Barbara Baskerville, Darcy Rourk, and Adam Murray to the Ethics Review Commission.
5. County Manager Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
    -Barbara Baskerville appointed to the Ethics Review Commission, effective immediately.
    -Adam Murray appointed to the Ethics Review Commission, effective immediately.
    -Darcy Rourk appointed to the Ethics Review Commission, effective immediately.
    -Matthew A. Jones appointed to the Clark County Law & Justice Council.
6. Approval to repurpose funding from the Courthouse Roof Project to cover the lowest bids for the Corrections shower sealing & plumbing project, CCH carpet, and Juvenile carpet Projects.
7. Approval authorizing the County Manager to execute interagency agreement K3819 between Clark County and the Washington State Department of Agriculture in the amount of $7,000 to fund ongoing survey efforts for the noxious weed tree-of-heaven within the county. Also, authorize the County Manager to sign any amendments to the agreement to extend the time or increase the budget if needed.

Separate Business:
1. Approval of a contract amendment with the Washington State Administrative Offices of the Courts (AOC) for the purpose of reimbursing Clark County for extraordinary costs of resentencing and vacating sentences under Blake and for the cost of refunding legal financial obligations under the Blake decision.
2. Approval of $2,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the ARPA Community Grant Awards Program II, which will provide $1.0 million in financial assistance to non-profit organizations and $1.0 million to small businesses to facilitate recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Approval to set a public hearing for Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 10am for the purpose of presenting, discussing, and approving the 2022 Emergency Budget Supplemental #1 appropriation.
4. Approval to accept grant funding in the amount of $123,790 from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) as part of the Backlog Reduction and Audio/Visual Enhancement Grants to address the current backlog of court cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the request is a one-time, one-year Project Position, Judicial Proceedings Specialist and a one-time, one-year Project Position, Court Assistant II to assist with additional workload.
5. Approval of a contract with Dudek in the amount of $75,000 for services related to the Aging Readiness Plan update.
6. Request that the Council do a roll-call vote of the Council to ratify Interim Ordinance 2022-07-09 related to land use; clarifying Clark County Code concerning Section 40.260.150 Multifamily Residential Outdoor Recreation Area Standards and implementation of the landscaping requirements of Section 40.220.020.C.9.
7. Request to consider allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support rural broadband expansion in Clark County.
8. Request approval of approximately $251,051 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover the continuation of additional custodial cleaning related to COVID-19 for 2023.
9. Request approval to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement in the amount of $2,571,134 and authorize the County Manager to accept a Statutory Warranty Deed from J & A Property Holdings for the purchase of property totaling approximately 118 acres formerly known as the Cedars Golf Course.
10. Request approval to update the capital budget allocation for the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Roadbed Rehabilitation – MP 0.0 to MP 14.12 project, PRJ0000795, as outlined in PWK-05-22AD, increasing the total project budget to $1,480,000.
11. Request approval of an additional $20,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to cover Zoom licenses and cellular phones to support the judicial process.
12. Request approval of $2,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to establish a homebuyer down payment assistance program in partnership with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
13. Request approval of $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to pay delinquent property taxes for homeowners that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of housing instability.

Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments

Public Hearing: Aging Readiness Plan Update Public Participation Plan
    -Project Webpage
    -Staff Report

Council Meeting
8/15/2022

Weekly Calendar
8/10/2022

9:00am

Agenda

Minutes

Board of Health- Hybrid; join in person or WebEx

Participate in the following ways:

Board of Health
-Pledge of Allegiance
-Minutes for July 13, 2022
-Director's Report: COVID-19 Update
-Open Public Comment
    -Submitted Comments
-Comments from the Board
-Adjourn

Board of Health