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
11/25/2019

Public Hearing: 2020 Annual Budget

  • Elected Officials Testimony (please see 11/26/19 for hearing documents)
     
Council Meeting

Weekly Calendar
11/20/2019

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes for Nov. 13, 2019
- Approval of the Community Planning 2020 Proposed Work Plan
- Discuss Indigent Defense structure
- Executive Sessions: 1 Collective Bargaining (15 minutes); 1 Pending Litigation (20 minutes); 1 Potential Litigation (15 minutes); 1 RCW 42.30.110 (1) (G) (1 hour)

Council Time

WS: Biannual Code Amendments

WS: Biannual Code Amendments
11/18/2019

Weekly Calendar
11/13/2019

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes for Nov. 6, 2019
- Conversation with county lobbyist re passage of I-976 and impact on legislative priorities
- Executive Sessions: 3 Pending Litigation (50 minutes total)

Council Time Part 1

Council Time Part 2

WS: 2020 Work Plan / Presentation 

WS: 2020 Work Plan
11/12/2019

Emergency Medical Services District #1 Board Meeting

- Agenda
- Minutes
- 2020 Levy Certification

Council Meeting Agenda

Minutes

Verbatim Transcript -
2019 Annual Reviews and Dockets

Consent Items:
1. Warrants:
- Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2019
2. Acceptance of final plats approved by the County Manager for:
- Tamarack Terrace Subdivision
- 82nd Street Short Plat
3. Approval to reconvene the Board of Equalization past Sept. 24, 2019 for the purpose of hearing property tax appeals filed fo the current year (RCW 84.48.010).
4. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign a lease for new space to house the Harm Reduction Center.
5. Approval to receive grant funding in the amount of $155,200 through the Recreation and Conservation Office for design of the Mason Creek Barrier Improvement project.
6. Approval to purchase a thermoplastic cart trailer.
7. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign the amended Discovery Clean Water Alliance Operator Agreement.
8. Approval to increase the petty cash fund for the Major Crimes Unit from $500 to $1,000.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to repurpose the Capital Budget to the Supplies Controllable Budget.
2. Approval to increase expenditure and revenue authority for the Event Center Ticket Booth project.
3. Approval to request a special election for annexation of the City of Battle Ground to Fire District #3.

Public Hearing: Remove an Existing "Court Order" Exemption to Platting

Public Hearing: 2019 Annual Reviews and Dockets


Council Meeting
11/11/2019

Weekly Calendar
11/6/2019

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes for Oct. 30, 2019
- Leichner purchase and sale agreement
- Discovery Clean Water Alliance Operator Agreement update
- Executive Sessions: 1 Collective Bargaining (10 minutes)

Council Time

WS: Opioid Treatment Program in Clark County Jail

No Audio Available
11/5/2019

Council Meeting Agenda

Minutes

Verbatim Transcript -
2019 Annual Reviews and Dockets

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Washington State Department of Transportation - 2019 Award of Excellence, Director's Category

  • NE 10th Avenue from NE 154th to NE 164th Street Project 

Consent Agenda:
1. Warrants:

2. Minutes: Oct. 15, 2019
3. Acceptance of final plats approved by the County Manager for:

4. Approval of M1, M2, and M3 wage adjustments for 2020.
5. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreements between Clark County and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1432, District Lodge 24, AFL-CIO.
6. Approval of the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation to fund eight (8) projects for the 2020 Historical Promotions Grant program and one HPC Preservation Project for a total of $58,000.
7. Approval of an interlocal agreement with the City of Vancouver to provide mental health resources as part of a pilot project to assist law enforcement officers in the field and approve for the County Manager to sign related grant agreements.
8. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an interlocal agreement with the City of Ridgefield for disposal and processing services at the Whatley facility.
9. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an interagency agreement with the WA Department of Ecology for noxious weed control provided by the WA Conservation Corps in the amount not to exceed $17,250.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to increase position P001359, Medical Examiner, from 0.60 FTE to 1.0 FTE, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
2. Approval authorizing the County Manager to sign an interagency agreement not to exceed $27,000 with the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife for Clark County Vegetation Management to develop an integrated aquatic vegetation management plan for Vancouver Lake.
3. Approval of a notice of hearing and resolution directing the County Engineer to review the petition to vacate a portion of NW 41st Ave and right-of-way for an adjacent, unconstructed, east-west road; set the hearing for Jan. 7, 2020.
4. Approval of a resolution allowing the County Engineer to restrict loads on bridges in compliance with critical findings by the consultant bridge engineer.

Public Hearing: 2019 Fall Supplemental - Resolution

Public Hearing: Bridge Load Restrictions

Public Hearing: 2019 Annual Reviews and Dockets

Public Hearing: 2020-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the 2020 Annual Construction Program (ACP)

TIP/ACP Presentation

TIP PC Recommendation

Council Meeting
11/4/2019

Weekly Calendar
10/30/2019

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes for Oct. 23, 2019
- Work Session Requests:

Executive Sessions: 1 Potential Litigation (20 minutes); 1 Collective Bargaining (20 minutes); 1 RCW 42.30.110 (1) (G) (10 minutes)

Council Time

WS: 2020 Budget

WS: 2020 Budget
10/28/2019

Weekly Calendar
10/23/2019

Board of Health
-Ordinance Environmental Public Health Fees


Board of Health

WS: Annual Reviews and Dockets #3

WS: Annual Reviews and Dockets Session #3

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes Oct. 16, 2019
- Monthly Financial Update report
- Discuss Heritage Farm and Master Plan
- Executive Sessions: 2 potential litigation (35 minutes)

Council Time (Part 1)

Council Time (Part 2)
10/21/2019

Weekly Calendar
10/16/2019

Council Time Agenda

Minutes

Council Time Items:
- Minutes Oct. 9, 2019
- Rural Event Venues forum feedback
- Work Session request: Opioid Treatment Program run by Columbia River Mental Health Services in the CC Jail
- Executive Sessions: 2 Potential Litigation (40 minutes total); 1 RCW 42.30.110 (1)(G) (10 minutes) 

Council Time
10/15/2019

EMS #2 Minutes

EMS District #2 Board Meeting

Council Meeting Agenda

Minutes

Vancouver Library Capital Facility Area Board Meeting

Consent Agenda:
1. Warrants:
- Sept. 23-27, 2019
2. Minutes: Sept. 17, 2019 (Verbatin Transcript-Annual Reviews and Dockets); Oct. 1, 2019
3. Acceptance of final plats approved by the County Manager for:
- Aitchison Short Plat
- 60th Street Subdivision
- Rotschy Short Plat
- Moonlight Subdivision
- Rivendell Phase 5 Subdivision
4. Approval of a contract for state legislative lobby services for the period of Jan 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2022.
5.  Approval to apply for the Cross-Sector Innovation Initiative (CSII) grant funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Total remuneration is up to $150,00 and authorize the Public Health Director to sign all agreements or amendments related to the grant.
6. Approval for Public Health to receive up to $71,557 of BUILD Health Challenge grant funds passed through by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity and request that position P002061 be updated from a .6 FTE project position to a .5 FTE revenue position and authorize the Public Health Director to sign all resulting agreements and amendments related to the grant.
7. Approval authorizing budget to expend reserve account funds, as needed, to repair critical process equipment at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Salmon Creek for $800,000 for 2019 and 2020.
8. Approval of a Notice to Contractors to advertise for bids for Project No. 014018-2019 Traffic Signal Upgrades.
9. Approval of a Notice to Contractors to advertise for bids for Project No. 322012 - NE Manley Rd.

Separate Business:
1. Approval to set a public hearing for Nov. 5, 2019 for the purpose of presenting, discussing and approving the 2019 Fall Supplemental appropriation.
2. Approval to increase expenditure and revenue authority for the Jail Security Control System Update project.
3. Approval for a resolution for temporary road closures and approve a resolution establishing a temporary speed-zone reduction on NE Manley Rd., Road Project #322012.
4. Approval of a resolution to extend the temporary road closure of NW Main Ave., north of the Ridgefield city limits, as part of the Main Avenue Access Improvement project; CRP #352322.
Council Meeting
10/14/2019

Weekly Calendar