A resident asked the council on Oct. 27 about the warranty on slurry applied to Vancouver streets, and a separate public disturbance resulted in an attendee being asked to leave after disputing a suspension letter.

"I'm wondering on agenda item 1, what the warranty is on the slurry that we're putting on all the streets in Vancouver," Bruce Barnes told the council, saying he had noticed the slurry or chip-seal material chipping within two to three years.

Councilor Stover requested staff to respond; Public Works Director Steve Wall said he did not have the information available at the meeting. "I can't answer off the top of my head," Wall said, and added staff would look into the warranty details and forward a response to council and the speaker.

Separately during public comment, an attendee identified in the record as Ms. Elbon (also transcribed as Ms. Elbaum) asserted the city was violating her First Amendment rights and asked that the suspension letter be read into the public record. The presiding officer said the suspension was noted in a letter previously sent to the attendee and warned that continued disruption could result in removal. After a second warning the attendee was asked to leave council chambers.

The transcript records that the suspension was for city-service-related campaign activity with an end date read as March 31, 2026; the presiding officer stated the suspension notice had been previously sent to the attendee but did not read the letter on the public record during the meeting. Council staff said they would forward the warranty information about slurry to Mr. Barnes once they had the details.