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As used in this chapter:

A. "Act" means Chapter 35.21.730 through 35.21.757, RCW.

B. "Board of directors" or "board" means the governing body vested with the management of the affairs of the authority.

C. "Director" means a member of the board.

D. "Bonds" means any bonds, promissory notes, interim certificates, debentures, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations issued by the public authority pursuant to the Act, this chapter and the Charter.

E. "Bylaws" means the rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the public authority adopted by the ordinance codified in this chapter and all subsequent amendments thereto.

F. "Charter" means the articles of organization of the public authority adopted by the ordinance codified in this chapter and all subsequent amendments thereto.

G. "City" means the City of Vancouver, Washington.

H. "City Clerk" means the clerk of the City Council or a person authorized to act on his or her behalf.

I. "City Council" means the legislative authority of the city as established under Article II of the Charter for the City of Vancouver.

J. "Insolvent" or "insolvency" means an inability of the public authority to pay debts as they become due in the usual course of its affairs.

K. "Manager" means the manager of the City of Vancouver.

L. "Mayor" means the mayor of the City of Vancouver.

M."Open Public Meetings Act" means RCW Chapter 42.30, as now or hereafter amended.

N. "Public authority" or "authority" means the Downtown Redevelopment Authority ("DRA") created under this chapter.

O. "Resolution" means an action of the board of directors with the quorum required in Section 2.73.190 of this chapter.

P. "State" (when used as a noun) means the State of Washington.

Q. "Voting membership" means the total number of voting positions on the board authorized by the Charter, whether filled or vacant. (Ord. M-3302, 1997)