Contract with Beckwith Consulting for River Plan

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Professional Services Agreement Page 18 Task 4b: Conduct open house events Conduct open house events with public, non-profit and for-profit sponsors, river conservation agencies, user groups and interested public-at-large at various locations along to river corridor. Post the river access plan proposals and open house survey questions on a newsletter on the county website. Task 4c: Review/select preferred river access plan elements Review the river access plan proposals and open house results with the BOCC, the Kittitas County Public Lands Advisory Committee, county staff, the Upper Yakima River Access Plan Advisory Committee and others deemed appropriate at public workshop sessions. Participants will review the comments and select preferred river access plan elements to be programmed for implementation. Task 5a: Develop implementation program Based on the results of task 4c, develop a detailed 1-6 and 7-20 year implementation program to achieve the river access plan proposals including:  R&R cost containment – defining your repair and replacement life cycle and end of useful life costs for existing and proposed river access sites through the application of low impact development, sustainable materials, stewardship contract and agreements, user group in-king sponsorship and consolidated cyclical scheduling;  Prioritized 6/20 year capital facilities program – of the proposed river access plan project closure, acquisition, design, and development project costs with possible funding sources or methods along with any joint venture agreements with other public, non-profit, for-profit partners, community organizations or other user groups;  Facility financial scenarios – funding acquisition and development projects with RCO, LWCE and ALEA grants, lodging taxes, special property tax levies, general obligation bonds, and/or joint ventures with other public, non-profit or for-profit agencies, community organizations or other user groups;  Performance or benchmark measures – measuring progress on meeting the river access plan implementation actions with any necessary adjustments to achieve success. Resolve which package of cost containment and funding sources provides the most stable financing strategies for the river access plan implementation for the 1- 6 and 7-20 year periods. Task 5b: Conduct open house events Conduct open house events with public, non-profit and for-profit sponsors, river conservations agencies, user groups and interested public-at-large on the implementation proposals. Post the proposals and open house survey questions in a newsletter on the county website.