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Vancouver City Council Meeting Minutes — May 5, 2025

VancouverMay 5, 20254 min read

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Workshops covered Economic Development Strategy budget, Equity & Inclusion, and Districting Survey results. Council approved Consent Agenda items including a sanitary sewer easement release, amendments to on-call sewer contracts, a large design amendment for the new Public Works Operations Campus, a five-year yard debris processing contract, and advanced the 2025–2029 Commute Trip Reduction Plan for adoption. Proclamations were presented and claim vouchers totaling $8,316,339.32 were approved.

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Excused Councilmembers Paulsen and Stober (Motion approved: Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0).
Approved Minutes for April 28, 2025 (Motion approved: Yes 5, No 0, Abstain 0).
Presented proclamations for Small Business Week (May 4–10, 2025), Small Business Month (May 2025), and National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons.
Approved release of sanitary sewer easement for Stone’s Throw Planned Unit Development Phase 1 (Staff Report 091-25).
Authorized contract amendments to increase the not-to-exceed value to $2,000,000 for each five-year on-call sanitary sewer collections planning and design agreements with Consor (C-100983) and Jacobs (C-100988) (Staff Report 092-25).
Authorized professional services contract amendment with TCF Architecture for continuation of design and addition of construction administration for the New Public Works Operations Campus in an amount not to exceed $11,896,620 (Staff Report 093-25).
Awarded five-year contract to McFarlane’s Bark for yard debris and leaves receiving and processing services effective June 1, 2025, not to exceed $1,750,000 (C-101949) (Staff Report 094-25).
Advanced ordinance after first reading to adopt the 2025–2029 Vancouver Commute Trip Reduction Plan and scheduled ordinance adoption at public hearing on May 12, 2025 (Staff Report 095-25).
Approved claim vouchers in the amount of $8,316,339.32.

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City Council Meeting

May 5, 2025, 4:00 PMVancouver City Hall, Council Chambers, 415 West 6th Street, Vancouver WA 98660completed

Agenda

Workshops: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Vancouver City Hall - Council Chambers - 415 W 6th Street, Vancouver WA
2025-834 Economic Development Strategy Budget Discussion
Approximately 30 minutes | attachments=4
Decision: Workshops: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2025-826 Equity and Inclusion Update
Approximately 45 minutes, to immediately follow the previous workshop | attachments=1
Decision: Workshops: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2025-794 Districting Survey Results
Approximately 45 minutes, to immediately follow the previous workshop
Decision: Workshops: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Council Dinner / Executive Session Re: Real Estate Negotiations (30 minutes)
Regular Council Meeting
6:30 PM Vancouver City Hall - Council Chambers - 415 W 6th Street, Vancouver WA
Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order and Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
2024-1819 Minutes - April 28, 2025
attachments=1
Decision: Approval of Minutes
Proclamations
2025-827 Small Business Week
Decision: Proclamations
2025-827 Small Business Month
Decision: Proclamations
2025-827 National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons
Decision: Proclamations
Community Communication
This is the place on the agenda where the public is invited to speak to Council regarding any matter on the Agenda not already scheduled for Public Hearing. (Separate instructions are provided for offering testimony on Public Hearing when applicable.) This includes the option to testify about Workshops. Members of the public addressing Council are requested to give their name and city of residence for the audio record. Speakers are to limit their testimony to a total of three minutes for all items combined.
Consent Agenda
The following items will be passed by a single motion to approve all listed actions and resolutions. There will be no discussion on these items unless requested by Council. If discussion is requested, the item will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered separately – after the motion has been made and passed to approve the remaining items.
1. Release of Sanitary Sewer Easement – Stone’s Throw Planned Unit Development Phase 1
attachments=4 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
2. Contract Amendment - On-Call Sanitary Sewer Collections Planning and Design - C-100983 and C-100988
attachments=4 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
3. Contract Amendment - New Public Works Operations Campus - TCF Architecture - C-101028
attachments=4 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
4. Contract Award - McFarlane's Bark for Yard Debris and Leaves Receiving and Processing Services - C-101949
attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
5. 2025-2029 Vancouver Commute Trip Reduction Plan
attachments=4 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
6. Approval of Claim Vouchers
attachments=1 | reports=1
Decision: Consent Agenda
Communications
2024-1820 From the Council
Decision: Communications
2024-1821 From the Mayor
Decision: Communications
2024-1822 From the City Manager
Decision: Communications
2025-828 Property Tax Program
attachments=2
Decision: Communications
Adjournment