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City staff read the right-of-way description into the public record: the proposal concerns public right-of-way associated with Northeast 60th Street located on the west side of Northeast 120 Fourth Avenue, north of Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard, within the southeast quarter of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 2 East, Willamette Meridian, City of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington.

Councilor Fox moved to approve the ordinance for item 10; Councilor Stober seconded. The city clerk conducted a roll-call vote. Council member Harless, Council member Perez, Councilor Fox, Councilor Stober and Mayor Anne McInerney Ogle recorded aye votes; the motion passed.

The council offered no public questions on the item at the time it was called for vote. The ordinance was approved on the council’s roll-call and will be reflected in the city’s official action records.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Vancouver City Council (04-07-25)","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved an ordinance to vacate public right-of-way associated with Northeast 60th Street after the city read the right-of-way description into the record and took a roll-call vote.","taxTitle","Vancouver, Clark County, Washington","taxId",2767,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":44,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6078444,"Council approves amendments to Section 30 development code; staff clarifies design-guideline exemptions",808,3224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2959612-157c926652be58f618459bca029d20e8&start=2416&end=3224","/articles/6078444/Vancouver/Clark-County/Washington/Council-approves-amendments-to-Section-30-development-code-staff-clarifies-design-guideline-exemptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6078444-c8ec3d910311f00f1b62d1da850819ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439458&Signature=obUwlUNTCt3koV9xp78aLC5dTlQZZ0XJJKVe3n1llJKhIE9pjXkCNcCltqaplIAMx4Lr3L9ciUwy8vufDCMGQxiLPJf6WFlAH84v-61Sta4NnCOpTbRY3IikF9lSONA81~kZ4FQjYfpb9EaevLqNn52PCGjOZggptoSfzgb2GQt8JiMDhDeUjIubA0WVzLgBYudw4TTjLyWfndGQ34w7i2nZYjfkgeZY1qmPxK5JRuLusI3gT1UVWjh5KOcYoOJXDJ3s~jKJitZ9EcGtT3mhggfyK5dzasFAXIbLYkuz76WCUuJebIXN-fxXxmoXMIYC7vTy5BCQaUgk8JZL1~IXcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vancouver City Council on April 7 approved amendments to Chapter 20.69 of the Vancouver Municipal Code to expand land-use choices for property owners covered by pre-annexation development agreements in Section 30 and to clarify related implementation language.

Chad Eichen, Community Development director and co-project manager, explained that staff accepted several edits suggested by a property owner (identified in the record as HP) to clarify the code’s treatment of an alternative “paid-up” development path. Eichen said staff intended that the Section 30 design guidelines not apply to projects that choose the alternative path and that code language was added in several sections to state that explicitly.

Eichen also said staff and property owners agreed to add a minimum plaza size for projects in the urban neighborhood mixed-use center that propose a plaza rather than a main street as the required neighborhood focal point. He said the ordinance language was amended to require a plaza of at least 10,000 square feet with a minimum dimension of 80 feet when a plaza is proposed.

Councilors asked whether property owners would complete required development-agreement amendments within the ordinance’s set time frame and whether the temporary code additions should be removed after the time frame lapses. Eichen said the planning commission had unanimously recommended approval and that staff would return with suggested language if the council wanted clearer expiration language for the temporary provisions.

Councilor Fox moved to approve item 11; Councilor Stober seconded. The council took a roll-call vote: Council member Harless, Council member Perez, Councilor Fox, Councilor Stober, Councilor Hansen and Mayor Anne McInerney Ogle all voted aye and the motion passed. Staff recommended that the amended ordinance be scheduled for a public hearing on the council’s April 14 meeting agenda.

The code changes modify how pre-annexation development agreement holders may use an alternative set of standards in exchange for limiting certain uses and add clarifying language to multiple subsections (20.69.004B; 20.69.004D4; 20.69.006D4; 20.69.007D8A; 20.69.007E2; 20.69.007E4B; 20.69.007E7B). The record shows the planning commission review and a unanimous recommendation for approval; staff and council described the edits as clarifying rather than substantive.","Council voted to approve amendments to Chapter 20.69 (Section 30) after staff clarified that the new alternative development path would be exempt from certain design guidelines and added a minimum plaza-size standard for urban neighborhood mixed-use centers.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6078449,"Vancouver council approves Bee City USA affiliation after broad community support",586,1541000,2127000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2959612-157c926652be58f618459bca029d20e8&start=1541&end=2127","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2959612-157c926652be58f618459bca029d20e8/thumbnail_1541000.jpg","/articles/6078449/Vancouver/Clark-County/Washington/Vancouver-council-approves-Bee-City-USA-affiliation-after-broad-community-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6078449-3333b733ee5fdc09ef476b3d3a19014f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439458&Signature=bu7CspIEWIWHhVKYJE8WXh58E~9D~R8zMWEciDPmPg2WZVLNwoUV7cXvul2-vgajlaSTSvo9NYkcOngWs1NHRE2rdCLjwFemmZkZNTUcF26u7NtU0R1yoTK7XqZHJP8FA2u0JKOtr9jnzq2TwlephfTxCTAI6x3ZqOz0E4Gfb4harnaz4rfNemDAoGEayululJmlvG6JxpwukjMtUrMcSb3aRkgtUmDrp7BSdeZ1J1ZuFs9fYVHhzF~pbVQvhJMaomr0GAVT9ob6h8xBKI-AD1648w4pjKV-7KhLkzggcD2xKYBCcPC2InTv-LSDH-Sz6SCNOpStRnGsCJBSHpmUsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vancouver City Council voted to approve a consent-agenda item on April 7 formalizing the city’s affiliation with Bee City USA, a nonprofit program that helps communities adopt pollinator-protection practices.

Council members heard multiple public comments endorsing the designation before the item was taken as part of a group motion to approve consent items. Kyle Roseland, board chair of the Vancouver Bee Project, told the council that the city and the project have worked together on community education, habitat enhancement and volunteer efforts and urged the council to “vote in favor of Vancouver becoming a Bee City USA.” Hailey (representing the Bee City effort) said the affiliation would align with National Arbor Day and Native Plant Appreciation Month and with the Xerces Society’s resources for conservation.

The item was presented alongside statements from the city’s nature-spaces and urban-forestry staff and volunteers. Charles Ray, the city’s urban forester, reported that the city planted more than 2,000 trees in 2024 and was on schedule to plant about 1,000 trees in the winter/spring planting season. Jane Tesner Cliner, program manager for the Lower Columbia Nature Network, and other community speakers described partnerships with schools, neighborhood planting projects and an upcoming Pollinator Festival on June 21 at Marshall Park.

Councilor Fox moved to approve a group of consent items that included the Bee City affiliation; Councilor Stober seconded. The motion was approved by voice vote as part of the consent agenda. The council did not take separate roll-call votes on the Bee City item.

Supporters said the affiliation formalizes existing city work and provides external resources and peer networks through Bee City USA and the Xerces Society. Speakers emphasized pollinators’ role in local food production and habitat, called for continued collaboration among the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Urban Forestry Commission and volunteer groups, and invited the public to the June pollinator festival.

The council’s approval places the city among more than 200 communities that have accepted Bee City USA resources and best practices. City staff and community partners said they would continue outreach and habitat work, including backyard habitat certification and public events to engage volunteers and residents.

The council approved the consent motion that included the Bee City item; because the item was approved as part of the consent agenda, no separate public hearing or subsequent vote was scheduled in the meeting minutes reported on April 7.","The Vancouver City Council approved a consent-agenda item formalizing the city’s affiliation with Bee City USA following presentations by community partners and endorsements from urban forestry and parks committees.","actionData","errors"]

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