Public meetings
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Monday
Vancouver City Council, 3 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 W. 13th St.; interview applicants for open council seat; 5 p.m.: executive session to review applicant qualifications; 7 p.m.: consent agenda; selection of council position appointee.
Camas School Board, 4 p.m., J.D. Zellerbach District Office, board room 103, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave.; workshop to review secondary school improvement plans.
Vancouver Salary Review Commission, 5 p.m., Marshall Conference Room, Esther Short Building, 610 Esther St. Public hearing on mayor and councilor salaries.
Camas School Board, 5:30 p.m., J.D. Zellerbach District Office, board room 103, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave.; Google apps presentation; first reading of policy regarding the reimbursement for goods and services; approve change order for Helen Baller Elementary construction project; and executive session to discuss personnel and property.
Washougal City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 1701 C St.; workshop to discuss stormwater code and engineering standards, Hargrave easement request and E Street project; public hearings on amendments to stormwater illegal discharge and reduction in impact fees; adopt ordinances for Camas and Washougal school districts impact fees; and municipal court update.
Port of Camas-Washougal, 6 p.m., port headquarters, 24 South A St.; special public meeting, open session workshop: Strategic planning for the port, facilitated by John White of planning firm Berger/ABAM Engineers Inc.
Battle Ground City Council, 7 p.m., Battle Ground Community Center, Lewis River Room, 912 E. Main St.; study session includes presentations on annexation program, East Main/North Grace realignment, recovery zone resolution, and Meadow Glade sewer system update.
Woodland School Board, 7 p.m., district meeting room, 800 Third St.; legislative issue briefings; draft strategic goals work plan; approve 2010-11 school calendar; and approve purchase and sale agreement.
Tuesday
Clark Public Utilities, 9 a.m., 1200 Fort Vancouver Way: Labor agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 125; Update on renewable energy credits; and tour of south lake well field.
Port of Vancouver Commission, 9:30 a.m., Port offices, 3103 N.W. Lower River Road, Vancouver; review organizational assignments; no action items.
Skamania County commissioners, 9:30 a.m., Skamania County Courthouse, Stevenson: certify 2010 property tax levies for Fort Vancouver Regional Library District and Cowlitz-Skamania Fire District 7; certify 2010 road levy; call for bids for five 50-cubic-yard drop box containers; department head reports. 11 a.m., workshop regarding human resources audit. 5:30 p.m., public hearing to consider creation of Skamania County Community Corrections Department; extension of development moratorium on countywide unzoned land; and extension of interim zoning in Swift subarea.
Clark County commissioners, 10 a.m., sixth-floor hearing room of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: commissioners’ hearings, appoint Jane Unger to Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, gender-based nondiscrimination policy for programs on county facilities, conveyances, $41,595 maintenance contract with Electrical Reliability Services for Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, temporary road closure on Northeast 202nd Avenue from 144th to 159th streets, revised bylaws for Development and Engineering Advisory Board, public comment on state performance audit of building permit and inspection fees, fee hikes for parking, picnic shelters and special use permits at county regional parks.
Clark Regional Wastewater District, 3 p.m., 8000 N.E. 52nd Court: Amend employee handbook; and general reports.
Vancouver Public Schools, 4 p.m., Robert C. Bates Center for Educational Leadership, 2921 Falk Road: approve student-district activities for Haitian relief efforts; superintendent and board reports on Mandarin Chinese language immersion program; executive session to discuss legal matter.
Evergreen Public Schools, 5:30 p.m., Tan Complex, Administrative Services Center, 13501 N.E. 28th St.: budget update, superintendent’s report; workshop session for M&O levy, legislative update.
Washougal School Board, 6:30 p.m., district board room, 4855 Evergreen Way; presentations on Cape Horn-Skye Elementary improvement plan, healthy youth survey and 2010 community budget task force; adopt board policy on nondiscrimination and affirmative action; adopt affirmative action plan resolution; and executive session to discussion performance of an employee.
Ridgefield School Board, 6:30 p.m., Ridgefield High School Library, 2630 S. Hillhurst Road; regular board agenda; and executive session to discuss personnel and real property.
La Center School Board, 7 p.m., La Center High School Library, 725 Highland Road; presentation on lab classroom projects; approve monitoring report; review revised policies; discuss student linkage; review quarterly board self-assessment; and executive session to discuss superintendent evaluation.
Hockinson School Board, 7 p.m., district board room, 17912 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie; approve resolutions for 2009 Energy Efficiency Grant and cancellation of warrant; appoint claims agent; reading of revised board policies; discuss hillside; and discuss high school field development.
Wednesday
Clark County commissioners, sixth floor of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: 9 a.m., Board of Health meeting in hearing room, approve $50,000 grant to improve health of Fruit Valley residents, breastfeeding policy for county employees, statewide local public health key indicators ranking; 10 a.m., work session in training room with Arts Advisory Board; 11 a.m., work session in training room on accumulation effects fund; 11:30 a.m., work session in training room on development code work; 1:30 p.m., board time in conference room B.
Vancouver Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, second-floor board room at 2500 Main St.: 9:30 a.m., executive meetings on personnel and property matters; 10 a.m., regular meeting, HARRP intergovernmental agreement, loan agreements with Washington State housing Finance Commissioner, Clark County and City of Vancouver for land acquisitions; purchase of land on West 31st, Northeast 16th and Northeast 17th streets; utility allowance schedules, Van Vista project, regular reports.
Port of Ridgefield Board of Commissioners, 10 a.m., port headquarters, 111 W. Division St.; general business; covenants, conditions, and restrictions amendment to Southwest Washington Medical Center Discovery Point property; consultant reports.
Mental Health Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m., Department of Community Services, main conference rooms, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.: Federal block grant scoring matrix.
Thursday
Clark County Food System Council, 4 p.m., CASEE, 11104 N.E. 149th St.: Conversation with Tricia Kovacs Sexton, manager of State Department of Agriculture Farm to School Program.
Green Mountain School Board, 7 p.m., Green Mountain School computer room, 13105 N.E. Grinnell Road; first reading of board policies under review; second reading of additional board policies under review; adopt energy efficiency grant award resolution; adopt school improvement plan resolution; and discuss proposed search process and timeline for superintendent replacement.
Ridgefield City Council, 6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main Ave.; regular meeting agenda.
Friday
Ridgefield City Council, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tri-Mountain Golf Course, 1701 N.W. 299th St.; council retreat to review and update 2008 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis and 2009 action plan; 2010 goal setting and prioritization; 2010 action plan development; assignment of council members to represent the city; and open discussion.
Saturday
Battle Ground School Board, 9 a.m., CASEE-A board room, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie; discuss emergency response plan; adoption of human growth and development curriculum materials for fifth grade; revision of board policies; and approval of resolutions. Executive session to evaluate superintendent before regular meeting.
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