City of Cle Elum-WSHP-step letter

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Kittitas County Lodging Tax Grant Program for Tourism -Related, Large -Scale Municipality -Owned Capital Projects Technical Review Team (TRT) Initial Project Evaluation Form Intent and Use The intent of this form is to efficiently implement and manage the four -step review process. After the placement of a project on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) as a result of a recommendation by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC), the TRT will review and evaluation each project for placement in the four -step process. The decision of the TRT will be included in this form and then forwarded to the LTAC for review and decision. If the LTAC does not agree with the TRT, a joint meeting will be held to further discuss the project and its placement in the four -step process in order to reach agreement. Once the TRT and the LTAC agree, a recommendation will be forward to the BOCC for final decision. Applicants will be notified of the BOCC's decision. Applicants will then be required to present a proposed scope of work (SOW) to the LTAC for completing the respective step requirements. The LTAC will submit the SOW to the TRT for review. Applicants may be requested to present the SOW to the TRT in person. Project: Washington State Horse Park Covered Arena and Associated Build -Out Applicant: City of Cle Elum-WSHP Review Date: 2-12-18 Placement Recommendation: Step 2 TRT Discussion/Rationale: It is unclear from the application whether prevailing wage requirements were considered in the project costs. If not, the project budget should be revised. No long term maintenance and operations strategy was included in the application. There was no market feasibility/demand study or discussion included in the application. Needed prior to meeting step 2 requirements: 1. Maintenance and Operations strategy including cost estimates and revenue sources; 2. Market feasibility/demand study; 3. Revised/updated project budget. LTAC Review: Agree 0 Disagree LTAC Comments: Need to consider the prevailing wage, which may change the budget numbers.