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Vancouver City Council · Jun 08, 2026 · 21:22–21:30 · Watch on CVTV ↗

The City Council processed their consent agenda by approving items one through seven and ten through fifteen in a single collective motion. Council members pulled two items for separate discussion and individual voting: Item 8, an ordinance concerning pedestrian interference, and Item 9, a moratorium on school impact fees for the Evergreen School District. Ultimately, the council unanimously approved both of the pulled items after brief staff reports and council questions.

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20:13 It will absolutely bring down the cost of building a new project, residential project. You're asking how to quantify that? How can we prove that those savings are actually translating to lower costs for working families? That I don't know. Okay. Maybe we can put some thought into that later. Yeah. Thanks. Any other questions? Well, let me clarify that. Not maybe. Let's put some thought into how we're going to look at that. Okay. Thank you. You want a solution right now? I'm sorry, ma'am. This is not your opportunity. Any other questions, Councillors? I'll entertain a motion for item number nine. Move to approve. Paulson seconded by Stover. Roll call vote, please. Councilmember Harless? Aye.

21:12 Perez? Aye. Fox? Aye. Paulson? Aye. Stover? Aye. Hanson? Aye. That concludes our consent agenda, brings us into communications from the council. Councillor Harless? Pass. Councillor Perez? None for me tonight. Thank you. Councillor Fox? I think I'm wondering and just following up on just the conversation we just had, actually. And I'm thinking to myself that the state has actually convened many working groups and studies on how the effective fees and impact fees and permit timelines and all of those things affect the cost of housing and how it affects housing production. So I'm not sure our individual staff would have a particular answer for us on how I mean

22:09 reduction of one fee, of course, will reduce the cost of that particular housing development. But beyond that, for more in-depth information on fees in general on production of housing or affordability or fees in general on the cost of rent, I'm just doubting that.


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cross_cutting keyword 21:22–21:30 consent agenda
r questions, Councillors? I'll entertain a motion for item number nine. Move to approve. Paulson seconded by Stover. Roll call vote, please. Councilmember Harless? Aye. Perez? Aye. Fox? Aye. Paulson? Aye. Stover? Aye. Hanson? Aye. That concludes our consent agenda, brings us into communications from the council. Councillor Harless? Pass. Councillor Perez? None for me tonight. Thank you. Councillor Fox? I think I'm wondering and just following up on just the conversation we just had, actually. An

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