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0:00 Okay, good evening commissioners Planning Commission public and staff, I would like to call this hybrid public hearing to order for Thursday, March 19th, 2026. My name is Carl Johnson. I'm the chairman of the Clark County Planning Commission. The role of the Planning Commission is to review and analyze comprehensive plan amendments, zoning changes, and other land use related issues. We follow a public process, including holding hearings during which the public has the opportunity to provide additional perspectives and information. In legislative matters, the role of the Planning Commission is advisory. County Council will hold separate hearings, consider our recommendations, and then they will make the final determination. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing tonight and take testimony.

0:59 All public comments received before tonight's hearing have been sent to PC members and entered into the public record. County staff will present first, and then the Planning Commission can ask questions. Next we'll invite the applicant to speak, if there is one, and then the members of the public who wish to provide testimony. When we get to the public comment portions of our agenda, we will provide more information on how to participate, both virtually and in person. However, if you are in person tonight and wish to provide a comment on a hearing agenda item, please sign up via the sign-in sheet at the back of the room. During public testimony, you have three minutes to speak and remarks should be directed to the Planning Commission only. Please do not repeat testimony that has already been provided. At the conclusion of the public testimony, staff and the applicant may respond to the comments, and the public portion of the hearing will then be closed. The Planning Commission will then deliberate and make a recommendation to the city, the county council.

1:59 For both virtual and in-person members of the Planning Commission and staff, please ensure that your microphones are muted unless you are speaking. Planning Commission members, when you make a motion or a second motion, please state your name for the court reporter. Conflicts of interest. Do any members of the Planning Commission have any conflict of interest related to tonight's hearing items? Hearing or seeing none, we will move on to a roll call and introduction of guests. Did I miss one? Okay. Jeff, can we get a roll call right now? >> Brian Halbert. >> Here. >> Mark Bergfeld. >> Here. >> Kyle Fenness. >> Here. >> Ron Barca. >> Here. >> Jack Caroon. >> Here. >> Oisha LaDuke-Montgomery. >> Here.

2:58 >> Carl Johnson. >> Here. With that said, we'll move into general business. Can I get approval for the agenda, excuse me, a motion and a second for the approval of the agenda for March 19th, 2026? >> Commissioner Halbert. >> This is LaDuke-Montgomery. I will move. >> Commissioner Halbert, I will second that motion. >> We have a motion and a second. Jeff, can we get a roll call please? >> Brian Halbert. >> Aye. >> Mark Bergfeld. >> Aye. >> Kyle Fenness. >> Aye. >> Jack Caroon. >> Aye. >> Oisha LaDuke-Montgomery. >> Aye. >> Carl Johnson. >> Aye. >> 6-0. >> Motion passes. Next up, can we get a motion and a second for the approval of minutes for January 15th, 2026? >> This is Commissioner Bergfeld.

3:53 I'll make a motion to approve those minutes. >> Commissioner Haroon, I'll second. >> We have a motion and a second. Jeff, can we- >> Brian Halbert. >> Aye. >> Mark Bergfeld. >> Aye. >> Kyle Fenness. >> Aye. >> Jack Caroon. >> Aye. >> Oisha LaDuke-Montgomery. >> Abstain. I don't think I was there. >> Carl Johnson. >> Aye. >> 5-0 with one abstention. >> Finally, can we get approval for the minutes for January 29th, 2026? >> This is Commissioner Bergfeld again, I'll go ahead and approve those minutes. Make a motion to approve. >> Commissioner Fenness, second. >> We have a motion and a second. Jeff, can we get a roll call? >> Brian Halbert. >> Aye. >> Mark Bergfeld. >> Aye. >> Kyle Fenness. >> Aye. >> Jack Caroon. >> Aye.

4:52 >> Alicia LaDuke-Montgomery. >> Aye. >> Carl Johnson. >> Aye. >> 6-0. >> Motion passes. Next section is communication from the public. This is for items that are not listed on our agenda. Is there anybody from the public that wishes to speak on any items that are not listed on our agenda? I don't see, now is there any from another, okay, Jeff, we'll skip the section right now and move on to the next part. Again, we are now going to the main section of it. If you are providing public testimony in person, we need you to sign up in the sheet in the back of the room. If you are joining remotely, instructions will be provided at the appropriate time by staff. First up, we have open space applications. Staff presenters will be Hunter Decker, Clark County Forester.

5:51 Gentlemen. >> Good evening, planning commissioners. Again, my name's Hunter Decker, the Clark County Forester for Public Works. And tonight, I'm presenting the 2025 current use assessment request for the open space classification, which will become effective for the 2026 assessment year if approved by council. I'll briefly go over the program background and the applicable criteria and then the three applications that staff reviewed this year. Next slide, please. So the open space program originates from the Open Space Taxation Act, which was created by the Washington State Legislature to maintain, preserve, and conserve open space lands for