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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 1 14 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit A | March 2016 | Page 14 of 339 <br />strategy to improve public knowledge and investment in the regional SMP update <br />process. Later in the update process, open public forums provided opportunities for the <br />jurisdictions to present draft goals, policies, and regulations, as well as a place for <br />citizens to provide comments and input on the draft goals, policies and regulations. <br />Open public forums were held in July 2012 (two open houses), September 2012 <br />(community visioning workshop), November 2012 (open house) and January 2014 <br />(open house). Additional targeted outreach was conducted by County staff by attending <br />a regular meeting or meeting with individuals of the following groups: Central <br />Washington Homebuilders Association, Kiwanis of Ellensburg and Cle Elum, the Kittitas <br />Field and Stream Club, the Kittitas County Farm Bureau, and the Washington <br />Cattlemen’s Association. <br />7. Citizen Advisory Committee <br />The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) was established to finalize recommendations on <br />environment designations, goals, policies, and use regulations. Representatives were <br />selected by each of the four participating jurisdictions. The jurisdictions coordinated their <br />selections to achieve a diverse mix of interests including agriculture, recreation, power <br />generation, real estate/development, environment, sporting and conservation. <br />Invitations to participate were also extended to the Washington State Departments of <br />Ecology, Natural Resources, and Fish and Wildlife, and the Yakama Indian Nation. The <br />committee began meeting in October 2012 and continued through December 2013. <br />Meetings were open to the public. <br />1.6 Relationship to other plans <br />The Growth Management Act (GMA) defines shoreline master program policies as a <br />part of the local comprehensive plan: <br />For shorelines of the state, the goals and policies of the shoreline management <br />act as set forth in RCW 90.58.020 are added as one of the goals of this chapter <br />as set forth in RCW 36.70A 020. . . . The goals and policies of a shoreline <br />master program for a county or city approved under RCW Chapter 90.58 shall <br />be considered an element of the county or city's comprehensive plan. All other <br />portions of the shoreline master program for a county or city adopted under <br />RCW Chapter 90.58, including use regulations, shall be considered a part of the <br />county or city's development regulations. (RCW 36. 70A.480 (1)) <br />Counties and cities that plan under the GMA are required, under RCW 36.70A, to <br />ensure that there is internal consistency between the comprehensive plan elements, <br />future land use plan, and implementing development regulations (including master <br />programs. <br />The GMA also calls for coordination and consistency of comprehensive plans among <br />local jurisdictions: <br />The comprehensive plan of each county or city that is adopted pursuant to RCW