The Planning Commission outlined the procedures for providing public testimony, stipulating that speakers are allotted three minutes to address the Commission either in person or remotely. Following a Community Forum with no public participants, the Commission opened a formal public hearing to take testimony on the updated Evergreen Public Schools Capital Facilities Plan and a proposal to reduce associated school impact fees to zero.
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Vancouver Planning Commission · Sep 08, 2026 · 1:33–1:49 · Watch on CVTV ↗
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0:30 The Planning Commission is resuming its meeting following our break. The next item on our agenda is the Community Forum. Do we have a chance to speak at the Community Forum today? Yes, we do. Okay. Just some brief remarks prior to that. The Community Forum is held at each meeting of the Planning Commission. During the Community Forum, the public is invited to provide input on matters related to the Planning Commission's authority. And responsibility for land use and development matters. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the Commission, which I will help you keep track of time. Remarks should be directed to the Planning Commission as a body, not to individual members or staff, and focus on subjects within the Commission's advisory purview. Community members who wish to submit lengthy or detailed testimony are encouraged to email their comments to planningcommission at cityofvancouver.us. Please note that the Community Forum is held at each meeting of the Planning Commission
1:29 as part of a public hearing. In the case of public hearings, individuals indicating they wish to testify on the public hearing item will be called upon during that portion of the agenda. We appreciate, welcome, and consider community input regarding land use policy. Please call the first person. Kimberly Elbin. Kimberly, are you on the phone? I'm on the line. Okay. Do we have anyone else signed up to speak? No, that would be it. Okay. There being no one present for the Community Forum, the Community Forum is now closed. And that takes us into a public hearing on the updated Evergreen Public Schools Capital Facilities Plan. Thank you. Some remarks before we open. Thank you.
2:29 This is a public hearing. Thank you, Chair Adeguame. This is Rebecca Kennedy, Deputy Director of the Community Development Department. Quick introductory remarks here. As the Planning Commission, I believe, is aware, we adopt by reference typically into our comprehensive plan school districts capital facilities plan, those capital facilities
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cross_cutting keyword 1:33–1:49 public testimony, public hearing
ents to planningcommission at cityofvancouver.us. Please note that the Community Forum is held at each meeting of the Planning Commission as part of a public hearing. In the case of public hearings, individuals indicating they wish to testify on the public hearing item will be called upon during that portion of the agenda. We appreciate, welcome, and consider community input regarding land use policy. Please call the first person. Kimberly Elbin. Kimberly, are you on the phone? I'm on the line.