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
5/16/2016

Weekly Calendar

5/11/2016

Board Time Agenda

Board Time Minutes

Work Session Items:
WS:  Biannual Code Work Session 
- Spring 2016 Proposed Bi-Annual Code Amendments
- Code Index

WS: Interstate 5/NE 179th Street Interchange

Board Time Items:
-Minutes for May 4, 2016

WS:  Biannual Code Work Session

WS: Interstate 5/NE 179th Street Interchange

Board Time

5/10/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Consent Items:
1. Ordinance to reflect corrections to Ordinance 2016-04-03
2. Master Interlocal Agreement with the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC)
3. Final Plat: Johnson Meadows Short Plat
4. Final Plat: Creekwood 4 Subdivision Romano Development Inc
5. Warrants:  April 8-28, 2016; April 25-28, 2016
6. Approval of County Manager Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
- Marian Anderson appointed to the Commission on Aging
- Donna Roberge Nozel appointed to the Commission on Aging
- Ali Caley reappointed to the Commission on Aging
7. Approve minutes: February 16, 2016 (Verbatim Transcript re: Comprehensive Growth Management Plan)

Public Hearing: Housing & Urban Development Action Plan  
 

 

Board Hearing

5/9/2016

Weekly Calendar

5/4/2016

Board Time

Board Time Minutes

Work Session Items:
WS: Review of Comprehensive Plan Materials

Board Time Items:
- Minutes for April 27, 2016

Board Time

WS: Review of Comprehensive Plan Materials

 

5/3/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Proclamation:
- Older Americans Month
- National Correctional Officers Week
- Mental Health Awareness Month

Consent Items:
1. Small Works Contract with Better Air Northwest
2. Warrants: April 18 - 22, 2016; April 11-15, 2016
3. Approve minutes: April 19, 2016; April 26, 2016
 

Board Hearing

5/2/2016

Weekly Calendar

4/27/2016

Board Time

Board Time Minutes

Board of Health

Work Session Items:
WS:  Review of Comprehensive Plan Materials
link to: Community Planning documents

Board Time
- Legislative review with Mike Burgess
- Approval of minutes: April 13, 2016; April 20, 2016
- City of Camas interlocal agreement annexation of Winchester Hills and Grand Ridge
- Review of Board/Commission stipend
- Budget assumptions guidance

Board Time


WS: Comprehensive Plan Video
4/26/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Consent Items:
1. Ordinance  2016-04-03 relating to land use, and for establishing two rural industrial land bank sites in Clark County
2. Two grant agreements with the Washington State Department of Agriculture for performing noxious weed control
3. Progress report on the Eleanor Pearson grant conversion/surplus property process and provide direction to staff on next steps - Report concerns two tax parcels near Paradise Point State Park
4. Small Works Contract with Better Air Northwest coming back April 26 for appropriate action
5. One-time transfer from the Mental Health Sales Tax fund to the Public Health fund in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 to fund the Nurse-Family Partnership Program with Public Health
6. Resolution with the Recreation & Conservation office (RCO) to authorize the Director of Public Works to submit an application for grant funding assistance to the Washington Wildlife Recreation Program for Phase II development of the Chelatchie Prairie Rail Trail
7. Notice summarizing construction projects completed with county forces in calendar year 2015, and approve of a Notice of proposed county forces projects in calendar year 2016
8. Approval to establish WO# 401882: Harding Farms Stormwater and Wetland Improvements project and approve the Notice to Contractors
9. Minutes: April 12, 2016

Public Hearing: Housing & Urban Development Action Plan
canceled - this hearing will be continued to Tuesday May 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. 

 

Board Hearing

4/25/2016

Weekly Calendar

4/20/2016

Board Time    
revised

Board Time Minutes 

Work Session Items:
WS: Clark County Quarterly Financial Report  link to Auditor web page

Board Time items:
- Minutes: April 13, 2016
- Rebecca Dean contract (McCauley)
- investigation related documents submitted by Councilor Madore
- Work Session Requests:
-- Fire and Life Safety Inspection Program for Business Occupancies
-- Adoption of the 2015 International Building Codes; 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code; and the 2015 Washington State Energy Code
-- Biannual Code Amendments

WS: Clark County Quarterly Financial Report

Board Time

4/19/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Consent Items:
1. Change Order Agreement with Executive Information Services, Inc. (EIS) for the procurement, licensing and maintenance of a Criminal Records Management System. Staff Report/Change Order Agreement; Statement of Work
2. Approval of annual bad debt write-off as recommended
3. Ordinance 2016-04-03 relating to: land use and to establish two rural industrial land bank sites in Clark County continued to April 26, 2016
4. 5-year extension to the Southwest Washington Workforce Investment Area Agreement between Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum Counties
5. Request consideration of a document resolving the issues related to councilor allegations against certain members of the Prosecutor's Office
- Nicholas E.D. Power letter
- Councilor David Madore's statement for the record
6. PSA with Hyland Software LLC and Techline Communications for services related to the Electronic Document Management System replacement Exhibit for Hyland Software LLC : Exhibit for Techline Communications
7. Ratification of Staff Report #2015-1526 which was previously approved on April 16, 2015 by the Acting County Manager.  This staff report request is for approval to create a $200 cash fund to be used to conduct retail compliance checks for tobacco and vaping sales to minors as prohibited by state law
8. Resolution to establish a temporary speed zone on Highway 99 from NE 63rd Street to 78th Street from May 16, 2016 through the duration of the Clark Regional Wastewater District sewer replacement project or November 30, 2016, whichever comes first
9. Warrants: April 4 - 8, 2016
10. Minutes: April 5, 2016

Public Hearing: Extinguishment of drainage easement & acceptance of plat for recording of Corrina's Crest

Public Hearing: Resolution & Policy re: Limited use of Public Service Center

Public Hearing: Charter Amendment re: Limitation of property tax increases - not approved

Board Hearing

4/18/2016

Weekly Calendar

4/13/2016

Board Time Agenda

Board Time Minutes

Work Session Items:
WS: Fee Waiver Program canceled - to be rescheduled to a date uncertain

Board Time items:
- Minutes for April 6, 2016
- Schedule of upcoming Comp Plan Work Sessions and Board Hearings
- Tiny Homes
- December 22, 2015 Resolutions:
---Light Rail; Proposed Light Rail; Bus Rapid Transit; Proposed Bus Rapid Transit; Transportation;
Free Market Principles; Red Tape & Lower Costs
- La Center I5/La Center Interchange Request
- Work Session request: Developmental Disabilities Comprehensive 4 Year Plan and General Update

Board Time

4/12/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Special Recognition
- Former County Commissioner and Community Leader John McKibbin

Proclamation:
- National Volunteer Week

Consent Items:
1. Increase the daily stipend of Board of Equalization Board members pulled
2. PSA with DLC Architecture LLC and increase budget for Fair fund 1003 for collection of State grant
3. Approve contracts and future amendments for RFP#704 - Risk Management, Brokerage and Insurance Services
4. Create and fill a 1.0 FTE Program Coordinator I position and eliminate a 1.0 FTE Grants Accounting Specialist position within Public Health's Grants & Contracts team
5. Final Plat: Jessie Hollow Subdivision
6. Establish CRP# 332322: Brush Prairie Bridge #201 project and approve the Notice to Contractors
7. Warrants:  March 25, 2016; March 28, 2016 - April 1, 2016
8. Minutes: March 29, 2016

Public Hearing:  2016 Spring Supplemental - approved as amended
- Resolution
- Exhibit A: line item coding
- Attachment A1: summary by fund
- Attachment A2: fund by package
- Attachment B: staffing changes

Board Hearing

4/11/2016

Weekly Calendar

4/6/2016

Board Time Agenda

Minutes

Board Time Items:
- Minutes for March 23, 2016 and March 30, 2016
- Dolle Building Update
- Rules of Procedures
- Appeal to fulfill the best practices as an EEO Employer
- Board Assignment for EMS#2 District

 

 

Board Time

4/5/2016

Hearing Agenda
revised

Minutes

Proclamations:
-Autism Awareness Month
-National County Government Month

Bid Award 2634
- Annual Legal Advertising 

Consent Items:
1. Final Plat: Mason Creek Estates Cluster Short Plat
2. Contract with City of Vancouver (COV) to provide grant funds to COV to hire a planning consultant to assist with Complete Streets
3. IGA with Washing State University (WSUE) to amend an agreement for the "Our Heritage: Healthy Farms, Healthy Schools"
4. IGA with Educational District 112 (ESD112) to provide a joint undertaking to maximize government resources and improve delivery of education or education-related services toward youth tobacco prevention
5. IGA with Educational District 112 (ESD112) to provide a joint undertaking to maximize government resources and improve delivery of education or education-related services toward youth marijuana prevention
6. Warrants: March 21-25, 2016

Public Hearing: Rural Industrial Land Bank (Ordinance to be approved on upcoming consent)
- 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 (part 1)
- Public Comments after PC Hearing on 12/17/2015 (part 2)
- Public Comments after PC Hearing on 12/17/2015 (part 3)
SEPA Appeal
- Staff Report
- SEPA Comments
- SEPA Responses to comments
- SEPA Appeal 


 

Board Hearing

4/4/2016

Weekly Calendar

3/30/2016

Board Time Agenda

Board Time Minutes

Work Session Items:
WS: Clark County Sustainable Forestry Program
- Draft Resolution
- Programmatic Plan for Clark County Sustainable Forest Program - includes Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D

WS: Presentation of the Development and Engineering's 2015 Annual Report; review DEAB's 2016-17 Work Plan

Board Time items:
- Dolle Building Update (Bob Stevens)
- North County Building (Bob Stevens)
- Rules of Procedures (Bob Stevens)
- Appeal to fulfill the best practices as a EEO Employer (Councilor Madore)

 

 

WS: Clark County Sustainable Forestry Program

WS: Presentation of the Development and Engineering's 2015 Annual Report

Board Time

3/29/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Proclamation: Community Development Block Grant Week

Consent Items:
1. Resolution authorizing the initiation of contract negotiations with Rimini St. Inc., to perform third-party support for the County's Oracle EBS System and Databases and waive the competitive negotiation requirements of RCW 39.04.270 due to a sole source purchase.
2. Agreement with Columbia River Economic Development Council  (CREDC) for economic development services for 2016
3. Authorization for the County Manager to execute a second amendment to the PSC with Mackenzie to further increase the scope of industrial land site readiness project
4. Create and fill a 1.0 FTE Program Coordinator position to coordinate and administer the housing program for Public Health's HIV Case Management program
5. Approval of a Public Works Policy on customer service regarding road complaints
6. Quit Claim Deed to US-6, LLC
7. County-owned parks property and use agreement with DOGPAW for a new off-leash area
8. Final Plat: Evergreen Court East Infill Short Plat
9. Final Plat: Evergreen Court West Infill Short Plat
10. Final Plat: Ashley Ridge Phase 4
11. Warrants: March 14-18, 2016; March 7-11, 2016
12. Minutes: March 15, 2016; March 22, 2016
 

Board Hearing

3/28/2016

Weekly Calendar

3/23/2016

Board Time Agenda

Board Time Minutes

Board of Health

Work Session Items:
WS: Substance Abuse Advisory Board - Annual Briefing
- Agenda

Board Time Items:
- Minutes for March 16, 2016
- Budgeting Options
- Work Session Request: Interstate 5/NE 179th Street Interchange

WS: Substance Abuse Advisory Board - Annual Briefing

 Board Time

3/22/2016

Hearing Agenda

Minutes

Consent Items:
1. Request to set a public hearing for April 12, 2016 for the purpose of discussing the 2016 Spring Supplemental appropriation
- Staff Report
- Summary by Fund
- Summary by Fund by Package
- Staffing Changes
- Exhibit A - line item coding
2. Approval of an ordinance related to land use: amending CC Code 40.210.030 to conditionally allow residential care facilities on larger parcels in rural centers.  Public Hearing held on March 8, 2016 
3. Dissolution of the ATM petty cash fund and resolution authorizing inter-fund loans from the Permanent Reserve Fund for the operation of ATM machines at the CC Fair and Event Center
4. County Inventory ending December 31, 2015
5. Final Plat: Avery Land Short Plat
6. Final Order of Vacation for a portion of NE 187th Avenue
7. CRP #380622: Cedar Creek Bridge #65 replacement project and approve Notice to Contractors
8. CRP #352622: NE 58th Street Sidewalk project and approve Notice to Contractors
9. Warrants: March 10, 2016 
10. Minutes:  March 8, 2016
11. Approval of County Manager Appointments and Letters of Acceptance for:
- Terry Wollam appointed to the Development and Engineering Advisory Board
- Annie Davern appointed to the Clark County Arts Commission 
- Holly Blosser re-appointed to the Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board

Public Hearing: Development Agreement for Traffic Signal Improvements on NE 78th St and NE 39th Ave

Public Meeting: Charter Amendment re: Limitation of Property Tax Increases
- Public Hearing scheduled for April 19, 2016 at 10 a.m. 
 

Board Hearing

3/21/2016

Weekly Calendar