Public meetings October 12

Monday

Clark County commissioners, 9 a.m., sixth-floor hearing room of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: county employees’ service award ceremony.

Vancouver City Council, 4:15 p.m., City Hall, 210 E. 13th St.: Central Park code amendments; train horn noise update; recommendation for organizational review of Vancouver police. At 6 p.m., the council will consider a consent agenda including the following items: Landover Hill sanitary sewer extension; Vancouver Clinic sanitary sewer pump station; 2008 slurry seal project; city street resurfacing; Northeast 66th Avenue realignment; award bid for CVTV video editing equipment; and interlocal agreement between city, Clark County and Vancouver Public Schools for cooperative planning and development of Eisenhower Elementary School/neighborhood park.

Camas school board, 5:30 p.m., Dennison Administration Center, 1919 N.E. Ione St. Meeting preceded by 4 p.m. workshop on alternate proposal for Hayes Freedom High School relocation; capital projects update; executive session to discuss personnel matters.

Washougal City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 1701 C St.: joint workshop with city planning commission to discuss potential sustainability code changes; Highway 14 pedestrian tunnel supplement.

Woodland school board, 7 p.m., district meeting room, 800 Third St.: School bond election timeline.

Woodland City Council, 7 p.m., 100 Davidson Ave.: Special meeting for workshop to discuss the 2008-2009 goals priorities.

Tuesday

Port of Vancouver commissioners, 9:30 a.m., 3103 Lower River Rd.: BPA land use agreement on Ruefner property; authorize contract for construction of water treatment building; approve 2009 preliminary budget; resolution on eminent domain relating to river dredging; modify rail master plan.

Clark County commissioners, sixth floor of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: 9:45 a.m., Vancouver Library Capital Facility Area board meeting in hearing room; proclamation on National 4-H week in hearing room. 10 a.m., commissioners’ hearings in hearing room; resolution on Whispering Pines subdivision; $100,000 contract with Herrera Environmental Consulting for stormwater needs assessment; $60,000 contract with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for fish monitoring at former Klineline Bridge site; vacation order at Northwest 405th Street and Ninth Avenue; partial road vacation order on Northeast Plantation Road; road vacation order on Northeast Minneapolis Avenue; contract with Metro Watch Protective Services for parks; $125,579 contract with Alta Planning and Design for Lower Daybreak Park Master Plan; all-staff diversity training at Clark College; software contract with CORE Business Technologies; county bidding of $220,000 for foreclosure auction for low-income loan; final supplemental budget appropriation hearing; acceptance of juvenile accountability block grant for $24,795; creation of real estate excise tax electronic technology fund.

Vancouver Library Capital Facility Area board, 9:45 a.m., Sixth floor county commissioners hearing room, Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.: Public hearing on 2009 budget.

Skamania County commissioners, 10 a.m., Skamania County Courthouse, Stevenson: Approve reorganization of county health department; approve contract for installation of fencing on Salmon Falls Road; bid opening for snow blower. 2 p.m., budget workshops.

Clark Regional Wastewater District commissioners, 4 p.m., 8000 N.E. 52nd Court: Introduce new office assistant, Bernie Dundas; district investment in Curtin Creek corridor; schedule hearing for 5 p.m. Oct. 28 on proposed annexation of 150 acres in the Fairgrounds area; updated contract amount for Northeast 83rd Street repair and replacement project.

Vancouver school board, 4 p.m., Center for Educational Leadership, 2921 Falk Road: Hearing on I-900 performance audit; superintendent report on early learning.

Ridgefield school board, 4:30 p.m., Ridgefield High School library, 2630 S. Hillhurst Road: 20-year capital facilities plan.

Vancouver Planning Commission, 5 p.m., City Hall, 210 E. 13th St.: Debriefing of waterfront tour of Vancouver, B.C. At 7 p.m., the commission will convene its regular meeting, which includes Riverview Gateway Subarea Plan.

C-Tran Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m., 2425 N.E. 65th Ave.: Board resolution regarding retirement of Ronald Cushman; labor agreement with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 clerical employees; award two-year contract extension for transit security services; request for proposals for traffic signal prioritization; update of Clark County High Capacity Transit System Study; rider satisfaction survey; Fourth Plain bus stop consolidation; 2009-11 budget update; and executive director’s report, which includes a federal legislative update, shoulder driving for buses on Interstate 5 and Highway 14, and update of Columbia River Crossing funding plan.

Evergreen school board, 5:30 p.m., district administration center, 13501 N.E. 28th St.: approve agreement with Skills Center and Educational Service District 112 to conduct two Skills Center branch campus feasibility studies; workshop on advanced placement, student attendance, demographic data and growth projections.

Washougal school board, 6:30 p.m., district boardroom, 4855 Evergreen Way: work session on transportation facility planning; present proposed diplomas for veterans policy; award bid to fuel contractor.

La Center City Council, 7 p.m., 214 E. Fourth St.: Public hearing on native plant list, discuss long term contingency plan.

Wednesday

Clark County commissioners, sixth floor of county Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., unless noted: 9 a.m., work session on community development fees in training room; 10 a.m., work session on biannual code changes in training room; noon, ribbon-cutting at east end of state Highway 502 interchange next to Interstate 5. 1:30 p.m., executive session on pending litigation in Conference Room B. 2 p.m., board time in Conference Room B.

Battle Ground City Council, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, 109 S.W. First St.: The city council wants to know what you think about city issues and is hosting a series of community meetings in October and November for residents to meet at City Hall and discuss issues.

La Center City Council, 6 p.m., 214 E. Fourth St.: Discuss 2009 budget.

Ridgefield Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main Ave.: Development code rewrite; development rate status; community development department staffing status.

Vancouver Urban Forestry Commission, 6 p.m., 610 Esther St.: Future tree canopy improvement projects; introduction of new AmeriCorps member; planning for Old Apple Tree Festival; urban forestry report.

Woodland City Council, Port of Woodland, Woodland School Board, 6 p.m., 800 Third St., in the school district board room: Special meeting to develop a foundation for working together on issues.

Thursday

Downtown Redevelopment Authority board, 11:30 a.m., Vancouver City Hall, 210 E. 13th St.: Approve claims; asset manager’s report; hotel manager’s report; and overview of 2009 budget process.

Port of Woodland commissioners, 5:30 p.m., 100 Davidson Ave.: Public meeting to hear information on the Woodland Transportation Strategic Plan, with preferred design alternatives and next steps in implementing a plan.

Friday

Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, noon, Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.: Committee reports; recreation and aquatics report; Lauren Park Master Plan approval; regional REET priority list; budget update.